October 10, 2025 - Scarecrow Spectacular, Skate w/ Pizza

What’s Up Provo! Happy National Hug a Kevin Day everyone! Hope you had a great time at Marriot Madness/BYU Basketball Blue & White game yesterday. (BYU won by the way, a resounding victory.)

As always we have a great list of stuff happening, but we’d love to float an idea to you all first—please let us know what you think!

We’ve been talking with local restaurants about doing a discount card. (Like the starving student card, but different—maybe we’ll call it the “Fairly Hungry Middle-Aged Adult Card”.) It would get you good discounts at 10-15 handpicked, quality, restaurants and bakeries—only truly local spots that are worth trying.

We’re imaging a real, physical card, (no downloading an app, no connectivity issues) and it would probably cost $15. Lots of details still to come, but if you like the idea, and if you know a place or two we need to include, let us know below.

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🛬 Emergency Shore Landing at Utah Lake
A small single-engine plane made an emergency landing along the shoreline in Vineyard after suffering engine trouble on the way to Provo Airport. Thankfully, the pilot and one passenger escaped uninjured. Photos show the plane sustained damage — one wing bent, landing gear collapsed, and it reportedly struck a tree stump during the landing.

🌲Bonneville Shoreline Trail Temporarily Blocked
Provo will shut down about a one-mile stretch of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. They were supposed to shut it down as of Wednesday and it will be shut down for a month as crews work to clear wildfire debris beneath the Buckley Draw burn scar. They will be removing some debris so things can drain better.

The closure spans the south Provo area under the Buckley Draw fire-affected zone. Also, it is being reported that officials expect cleanup and repairs to stretch several months beyond the initial one-month closure.

🔥 Cherry Fire Declared Fully Contained Near Hobble Creek Canyon
The Cherry Fire, which broke out in Hobble Creek Canyon near Springville and Mapleton, is now fully contained. It burned over 650 acres and triggered evacuation notices, but all is well now and hopefully it stays that way.

⭐Skincare Swap!
Get Girlyish Skincare completely FREE! Bring some of your old skincare stuff and they’ll give you new, clean, youth-safe Girlyish products! (Be there on time, it only lasts an hour.)
Veterans Park in Pleasant Grove | Fri, Oct 10 | 4pm-5pm

🕷 The Addams Family
Watch the movie tonight for free at University Place. (Also, while you’re there, consider registering for the 8th Annual Gingerbread Competition.)
University Place | Fri, Oct 10 | 6:30pm

🕯 Día de los Muertos
Themed crafts, a beginner’s folkloric dance class, live music and performances and an all‑ages Catrina costume contest. Admission is free and everyone’s welcome.
The Shops at Riverwoods | Fri, Oct 10 | 2pm–8pm

🧘 Purify Yoga Birthday Party
Purify in Pleasant Grove is turning 6! Hot Vinyasa, hot Pilates, a sound bath, rocket yoga, yoga flow…
Purify in Pleasant Grove | Fri, Oct 10-Sat, Oct 11

🎃 Scarecrow Spectacular
Help Mapleton figure out which pie is the best pie, and which scarecrow is the best scarecrow. And then dance the night away. (On your way to Mapleton, you can hit up the Springville Library Book Sale which ends at 5:30pm.)
Mapleton City Hall | Sat, Oct 11 | 3pm-7pm

🎺 Musical Playground
Family‑friendly, and free, concert. Hopefully there are still some tickets left… (Also there’s a Wind Symphony concert at BYU tonight, they’re calling it “War and Peace” and it starts at 7:30pm.)
BYU Music Building Concert Hall | Sat, Oct 11 | 11am

🎡 Big Jack Gives Back
Carnival games, face painting, magic shows, and special outlet deals, plus $30,000 in gift cards will be given away!
Outlets at Traverse Mountain | Sat, Oct 11 | 10am-4pm

🪓 Viking Power Challenge
Straight from their site: “Come Celebrate Leif Erikson day by doing Viking strength things with us! Also a fun bonus event, Mas Wrestling!”
Pleasant Grove (71 E. 200 S.) | Sat, Oct 11 | 12pm-5pm

🍕 Skate with Pizza
Skating sessions, Fat Daddy's Pizza, prizes, crafts, games and more! $5 Adults, $3 Ages 5-17, Ages 4 and Under Free
Carry On (244 W 100 S in Provo) | Sat, Oct 11 | 12pm-4pm

🥣 Soup Night
Bring your favorite soup recipe, maybe even some soup for everyone to try, and Grapefruit and Thyme will provide the bowls and spoons.
Grapefruit and Thyme | Sat, Oct 11 | 4pm-7pm

🎫 Book Ball and Silent Auction
The actual event is NOT tomorrow, but if you want tickets to the actual events you might need to get to the Provo Library tomorrow. The 2nd Annual Book Ball and Silent Auction will be held on Nov. 2 and tickets are $25 a person.

🏐 BYU Sports
Football is off in Arizona. Good luck to Kalani and the boys. We wish them a safe and successful trip. The game starts at 6pm. The game is predicted to be a close one, with some advanced analytics only giving BYU a 50.1% chance of winning (other models have BYU at 60% or higher).
Women’s soccer is also away, they are playing #14 Baylor tonight at 6pm, but women’s volleyball and softball are both at home tomorrow. Volleyball plays Houston at 1pm, and softball plays Idaho State at 4pm.

Also, the BYU MOA has an event happening tonight as well, (see the spotlight in the What Else section for details).

Eat Cane's chicken and restore sight! 🍗👓

Every Monday in October when you eat at Raising Cane’s in Provo (or Midvale) and you mention CHARITYVISION, 15% of your meal will restore sight with CharityVision.

Also, if you spend $35 on Monday, then Raising Cane’s will gift a pair of glasses to a kid because of your purchase!

Next week sneak peek

🦢 Grand Kyiv Ballet: Swan Lake
The Grand Kyiv Ballet will be coming off their performances in Arizona, but will make a stop in Provo before heading to Iceland for more performances! Eye‑catching costumes, a beautifully crafted set, and an elegant evening that you won’t forget!
Covey Center for the Arts in Provo | Fri, Oct 17 | 7pm

🎃 Steffani Raff: Spooky Storytelling
The event is free. But bring a blanket, maybe some food, and settle in for some pre‑story activities…then get ready for the frights.
Gazebo in the Civic Center Park | Mon, Oct 13 | 7pm

🌾 Scarecrow Festival
Stroll through Ashton Gardens’ 50 acres of crisp fall color and hunt for dozens of quirky, community‑crafted scarecrows.
Ashton Gardens | Mon, Oct 13 - Sat, Oct 18 | 9am-7pm (Sat Oct 18 opens 10am)

🖼 39th Annual Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah
Join the opening‑night reception and awards ceremony at 6:30pm, then feel free to wander the exhibition any evening from Oct 15 through Jan 7.
Springville Museum of Art | Wed, Oct 15 | 6pm-8:30pm

👻 Tour of Frights
What began as a COVID‑safe idea has grown into a favorite local tradition. Add your haunted house to the map by Oct 15.

🎪 The Venardos Circus
Vernardos will be coming to town (actually to the Outlets at Traverse Mountain) starting Wednesday, Oct 16th, and they’re staying until the 26th.

You don’t like doing Christmas lights. No one likes doing Christmas lights. It’s dangerous, and bad for you mental health. Just ask Chevy Chase.

This year, let the pro’s do it. Guys with the right ladders, with experience, with insurance...

We’re doing only 6 installs per week right now—and if you schedule before Oct 17th, before it gets cold and snowy, we’ll give you a $100 credit!

Check out our calendar to schedule a call 👇

The MOA is brimming with incredible exhibits right now (watch for more details in the coming weeks). Tonight (Friday, Oct 10th), the spotlight shines on IRRIṮITJA KUWARRI TJUNGU | PAST AND PRESENT TOGETHER, a powerful exhibition featuring the art of Aboriginal artists from Papunya, a settlement in the Australian desert.

For more than 50 years, the Papunya Tula Artists have carried forward their mark-making traditions, transforming them into vibrant, contemporary works. These paintings are deeply symbolic, often depicting sacred sites, aerial landscapes, and rich cultural narratives. It’s moving to see how these artists—sometimes painting on the simplest of materials, like old boxes—have created a global art movement that continues to inspire. (Keep an eye out for pieces in the exhibit once owned by celebrities!)

Tonight, as part of the IRRIṮITJA KUWARRI TJUNGU | PAST AND PRESENT TOGETHER event, the MOA is honored to welcome two of the artists all the way from Australia: Marlene Nampitjinpa and John West Tjupurrula. As part of the next generation of Papunya Tula artists, they will share their stories, insights, and the cultural depth behind their breathtaking work.

🧑‍🎨 6:30pm: the artists will be in the gallery to explore the exhibition with visitors.

💬 7:00pm: the panel discussion will begin.

🆓 This event is free and open to everyone.

🍪 Light refreshments will be served.

Hey! If you have a fun local business let us know—we’ll spotlight you for free!
Email us soon at [email protected]

Thanks for reading. Please forward to someone who might enjoy rocket yoga or mas wrestling. 😉

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

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