July 25, 2025 - Daiso to Provo🍡, Wasatch Art Festival

What’s Up Provo! Hopefully you got the day off yesterday and are fortunate enough to have the day off today, too. But even if you don’t, there’s a lot of great stuff going on. Let’s go into it.

In Partnership with
The Bright Building

Great lighting, exposed beams, brick walls, modern finishes – it makes a photographer’s job easy.

Take a tour of the Bright Building (see the tour link below), which is quickly becoming one of Provo’s go-to wedding and event venues.

Big or small, casual or chic, this versatile space makes it easy to put on a successful event, and without hidden fees or logistical headaches. In fact, they have almost everything you need already – rustic modern tables and chairs, a professional AV system, café lighting, and much more. 

📷 Check out their photo gallery
💲 Check their pricing
📅 See what days are available for a tour
📍 The Bright Building, 33 W 400 S Provo

(Did you know the Bright Building is owned by the same great team that owns the Startup Building?)

🎤 Rhyme Time & Provo City
🎵 Welcome to Provo, beautiful place, so much to do but we gotta stay safe—on the roads on the trails, any public space, know there’s rules in place to protect your faaacccee! 🎵
Provo city got local rap legend Rhyme Time to create an amazing song and video about sidewalk and road safety. (see the video by clicking the blue header link)

🏀 BYU’s Nonconference Schedule Released
Some highlights: they’re playing Nebraska in Nebraska, North Carolina at the Delta Center, Villanova in Vegas, UConn in The Garden in Boston, Wisconsin at the Delta Center (rematch of this year’s NCAA tournament), Clemson in NY for the Jimmy V Classic — a crazy and amazing schedule, to say the least.

🍡Daiso coming to Provo
The popular Japanese retail company, Daiso, known for its crazy array of unique goods, often sold at about 100-yen (about $1) is coming to Provo. The location will be Provo’s Riverside Plaza. We’ll get you more details about the opening day next week.

🏐 BYU Athletics Dept. Changes
BYU Athletics revamped its senior leadership and added former basketball star Travis Hansen! He will be the Senior Associate Athletic Director overseeing revenue‑sharing and NIL stuff. Also, Kalani Sitake and Diljeet Taylor joined the senior leadership team as well.

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🎨 2nd Annual Wasatch Back Art Festival
The Wasatch Back Art Festival kicks off its three-day celebration today! Not just browsing art — live music performances, delicious food, interactive art stations… but also you can just browse the art.
Main Street, Heber City | July 25-27 | 12pm-8pm

🎶 Sounds of Summer with Stranded at Home
Stranded at Home, the modern punk rock band from Spanish Fork, brings their high-energy alternative vibes to City Park. It’s free!
Spanish Fork City Park | July 25 | 6pm

🧵 Quilting Bee
The Springville Museum of Art hosts a family-friendly Quilting Bee - no experience necessary. Seems like a uniquely Utah event and it should be a great time.
Springville Museum of Art | July 25 | 10am-12pm

🎬 Movie Night: National Treasure
We don’t care what the tomatometer says, this is a great one.
The Orchard at University Place | July 25 | 8:30pm-11pm

🎭 Outdoor Movie Series: Wicked
Your second movie choice for the evening and your chance to enjoy the Waterfall Amphitheatre. Members get in free, concession treats available.
Waterfall Amphitheatre | July 25 | Doors 8pm, movie at dusk

🎉 The Breaking Barriers All Abilities Festival
This inclusive celebration welcomes everyone with open arms! There will be bouncy houses, carnival games, super cars, ponies, food trucks, and so much more. Free admission! (When you go to the link you will see that people are able to buy tickets, which might be confusing since there’s free admission, but it’s because premium attractions require a special wristband.)
Electric Park @ Thanksgiving Point | July 26 | All day

🎣 The Great Carp Hunt of 2025
The monthly prize of $1,000 is up for grabs…
Utah Lake State Park | July 26 | 8am-5pm

🎶 Summer Splash Concert
Free concert in Lehi: live performances by Rosie and the Thorns, QC Jam, and headliner Matt Hansen (who's racked up over 400 million streams), food trucks, fun contests, and a spectacular fireworks finale.
Family Park Amphitheater | July 26 | 6pm-9:30pm

🌺 Annual Luau Open House
Free Hawaiian-inspired food, traditional dancers, great music, and a special kids corner.
Summit Harley-Davidson in Lindon | July 26 | 11am-4pm

🍎 Midway Farmers Market
Midway Town Square | July 26 | 10am-1pm

🪑 Anna's European Antiques Pop-Up
A warehouse packed with unique European finds awaits your discovery.
Anna's European Antiques | July 26 | 11am-4pm

🍽️ Orchard Days 55+ Dinner
How far are you willing to drive for a free dinner?
Santaquin City Hall | July 26 | 5pm-6:30pm

The middle of summer has come and gone, but still some hot months ahead. Here are some to-do’s to consider to keep that AC humming (but not too loud) and that lawn lush.

✅ Clean those AC coils
Remove leaves, dirt, cottonwood tree fluff, etc., from your outdoor unit to keep it from overworking (and possibly killing your unit). Mid-summer AC check up

✅ Mow at a higher setting
We don’t claim to be experts at these things, we’re just sending you what we’re reading. But a lot of experts say you should set you mower blades to a higher height to help it weather the summer heat. Check out the other things Homes and Gardens says to do around this time of year, (including using glass clippings as mulch).

@ The Velour
Friday - LOAFA, Always Her, Gralley
Saturday - Ryan Innes, Garon Brett

@Java Junkie
Friday - Open mic
Saturday - Cougar Gold Music

@ The Rise
Friday - TRENDY

Enjoy another perfect weekend in Provo/Orem! 😉

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie