July 16, 2025 - Utah’s Treasure Hunt, Center Street's geyser, Tea w/ the queen

What’s Up Provo! Happy Personal Chef Day! 👨‍🍳

Sounds like a holiday for the rich and famous. That’s why us simple folk gonna be celebratin’ National Corn Fritters Day! 🌽

In Partnership with
Wasatch Nature School

This might be your last chance to snag a spot in a Wasatch Nature School summer camp!

🐉 Camp Dragon Quest
Happening this week. Just a few spots left! (If you sign up now they will prorate the cost.)
For ages 9-11 | runs until July 17

🌱 Camp Muddy Buddies
This one will end with a very special reptile encounter! Of course, there’s lots of other great stuff the kids as well.
For ages 5-11 | runs from July 28-31

📆 See which summer camps still have spots available here

But also, did you know Wasatch Nature School holds classes all year round? 

There’s Forest Tots which is a caregiver & me program (for ages 15 months to 3-year-olds).
Forest Preschool (for ages 3 to 5)
Forest Kindergarten (for ages 5 to 7)
and Wilderness Explorers (for ages 6-11)

There’s also a brand new program this coming school year called Adventure Club which will be held on Fridays for ages 6 to 12! 

Check out more from Wasatch Nature School 🌲
Wonder, play, exploration, and outside learning year round - the way children learn best!

If you want to be one of them let us know. Learn more about WUP partnerships

🎟 Ticketed Events You Need To Know About
July’s Ticket Tuesday edition was sent yesterday and it has a TON of info about upcoming ticketed or registration required events.
Search for subject: World FolkFest, Weezer, Tony Danza

🐳 Geyser on Center Street
It’s been a few days since the water line broke around 2:30pm on Saturday (it happened at 168 W. Center Street). According to a KSL article that quoted Jonah Rollins, an eye witness of the event, “I noticed the ground kind of bubbling up a little bit. I at first thought it was an earthquake.” “It was raining down rocks and debris and mud and it was going for an hour.”

Nearly 15 vehicles were damaged and a sinkhole opened up and Provo officials are still investigating what caused it.

🏴‍☠ Utah’s $25k Treasure Hunt
“Begin your search where fabled words resound
“Before the standing stairs and kings were crowned
“Trace the steps of the lionhearted teams…”
(read the whole poem by clicking the blue header link)
Lace up, cryptic thinkers: the 2025 Utah Treasure Hunt is live, with a $25,000 prize stashed somewhere in the state’s public wilderness. All you’ve got to do to find it is figure out the poem’s riddles, and pop culture nods (Princess Peach and Pink Floyd both make cameos this year).
As in years past, the clues are tricky and sometimes they are a bit of a reach but here’s the message from the creators of the hunt as to why: “Outsmarting 100k people for longer than a few hours is tough. So the clues in the poem are subjective and purposely tricky.”

Happy Hunting! We’ll periodically update you on new clues as the weeks go by, (assuming the treasure isn’t found by then).

🏘 Park Place on 9th no longer abandoned?
Finally, the Park Place on 9th East is under contract with a developer. The place has been empty for 3 years, and it looks it, but hopefully that will all change soon-ish.

🌲 Every Kid Outdoor Follow A Trail Challenge
If you have gotten these emails for a while you might already know about the EKO Outdoor challenges for kids. If you don’t know much about it, kids can earn badges throughout the year by completing certain challenges or participating in different outdoor activities.

So today, if you happen to be in Park City, they have another challenge happening. The first part of the challenge is you have to either do a hike or a trail run or mountain yoga or you have to mountain bike... The second part is “Enjoy a creamie and some water” — and you have to enjoy it! Don’t enjoy it then it don’t count.
National Ability Center (Park City) | July 16 | 5:30pm

🎶 Midway Music on the Square
Desert Heartstrings will be performing tonight. They are a husband-wife duo and they play a “mix of classics like The Beatles and Johnny Cash, as well as contemporary artists like The Lumineers, Jason Mraz, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, and more.”
Midway Town Square | July 16 | 6pm-8pm

🎬 Outdoor Movie Night: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Here's a fun fact to impress your movie buddies: Indiana Jones was actually named after George Lucas's dog! $6.50 for adults and $4.50 for kids and seniors.
SCERA Shell Outdoor Theater | July 16 | 9pm

🎡 Steel Days: Wednesday
Art Show | 10am to 9pm at the American Fork Library​
Carnival | 6pm to 10:30pm at Mary and Art Dye Park

🌈 Sundance Resort Summer Theatre: "The Wizard of Oz"
"There's no place like home," and there's no place quite like Sundance’s summer theater. If you want to arrive early to get their barbecue dinner at the Sundance Grove you can do that. Tickets start at $34.
Sundance Mountain Resort | July 17-Aug 9 | performance starts at 8pm

🎡 Steel Days: Wednesday
Art Show | 10pm to 9pm at the American Fork Library
Tea with the Queen | 1pm to 2:30pm at Northampton House | If you haven’t met American Fork’s benevolent dictator then here’s your chance
Carnival | 4pm to 10:30pm at Mary and Art Dye Park | Have some cotton candy and churros for dinner
Art Show Reception & Awards | 6pm at Robinson Park
Cornhole Tournament | 7pm at Mary and Art Dye Park
Guns vs. Hoses Home Run Derby and Softball Game | 7pm is the derby, 8pm is the game, at Mary and Art Dye Park | It’s the Fire Dept. vs Police Dept.

🎬 Summer Movie Series: Lego Batman
“All important movies start with a black screen... and music... edgy, scary music that would make a parent or studio executive nervous”
“I only work in black. And sometimes very very dark gray.”
“Batman is very wise. And I've got huge pecs and a nine-pack”
Batman: “Sometimes, in order to right a wrong, you have to do a wrong-right.”
Robin: “Did Gandhi really say that?”
Batman: “I'm paraphrasing.”
Student Center Courtyard at UVU | July 17 | 9pm-11pm

🍔 Lindon Farmers Market & Food Truck Roundup
Opening day! This market will be happening every Thursday starting tomorrow. The last one of the season will be October 9th.
Lindon City Center Park | July 17 | 5pm-9pm

🎨 Art in the Park
No registration needed, just show up and create!
Quail Orchard | July 17 | 10am-12pm

In Partnership with Timber Moose Lodge
America’s Biggest Log Cabin

Timber Moose Lodge
Corporate events, weddings, family reunions

📆 Look for open days on their reservation calendar (some days in August are discounted currently)
📍 10000 E Timber Moose Way, Heber City

Coming up next week:

🤠 Spanish Fork Fiesta Days
Entertainment in the Park on July 21 (Family Night)
Rodeo from July 21-24
Fireworks and concert on July 24

🐴 Days of ‘47
BBQ Competition + Mutton Busting | July 19 | Big boys and girls compete for BBQ glory, and tiny cowpokes compete for sheep riding glory
Longhorn Cattle Drive + Float Preview Party | July 21
Rodeo | July 22-26 | Nightly fireworks!
Frontier Fun Zone @ Fairpark | July 22-26 | Free admission! Mechanical bulls, pony rides, Native American encampment, and BBQ every evening
Days of ’47 Parade Downtown | July 24

🎤 Hunter Hayes Live
Over 2 billion streams and tours alongside Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood. Also, free train rides on the Orem Express!
SCERA Outdoor Theatre | July 21 | 8pm (train rides happening between 5pm-8pm)

🐮 Dairy Days
Cow milking experiences, goat milking demonstrations, butter churning, scavenger hunts, ice cream sampling, and the chance to help name a new calf.
Curiosity Farms | July 21-26 | 9am-8pm (closes 5pm on July 24)

🎉 Happiest Night on Earth
The Orchard at University Place | July 21 | 6pm-8pm

🎶 Utah Valley Operafest: The Elixir of Love
Provo Library Ballroom | July 21 | 7pm-8pm

Carry On’s founders (Colby Bauer, Cole Parkinson, and Davey Lowery), have each experienced and seen the effects of mental illness. They also share a passion for action sports.

So they’ve combined the two to create a unique and proactive approach to mental wellness.

Learn mental skills: At Carry On, students learn mental skills like mindset, community, confidence, focus, and goal-setting in a classroom setting. Of course, it’s catered to the age of the student. Three-year-old’s learn about posture, “power words,” and safety breaths, while older students dive deeper and explore the science behind the skills.

Apply them at their skatepark: After learning the lesson, students immediately go and apply them—and this is what really sets their approach apart. When a student is at the top of the ramp and feeling stressed, the instructors coach them through it using the strategies and skills they just learned.

When mental skills are learned this way, the skills stick. Parents of Carry On students have seen their kids grow in confidence and use the skills at home, in school, and in other sports.

“The ultimate goal of our program is to equip youth with attributes of resilience needed to thrive in the midst of adversity.”

🛹 Learn more about Carry On, and watch their parent testimonial video, see their upcoming classes (including the free clinic in Provo in August), and/or donate.

We spotlight local businesses for free! There is a small waiting list, so if you’re interested just email us soon at [email protected]

@ The Velour
Thursday - Lane & the Chain, Sleepy Moon Ray, Daisy Girl, Bly Wallentine
Friday - Internet Lover Boys, If & When, Awakening Autumn
Saturday - Lovingly Clad, miicah, CAYSN

@Java Junkie
Thursday - Rylee Newton, Lauren Jeppson, Joel Russel, Ella Conlee, Nathan Judd
Friday - Open mic
Saturday - Jorge Rojas, Ryan Call, Jacob Oman

@ The Rise
Thursday - SUBVERSE: Sounds of the Underground
Friday - silent disco

Please forward this to someone who would be most likely to share the $25k treasure. 😉

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie