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What’s Up Provo!

It’s National Rice Pudding Day. So grab your favorite spoon and let’s get going! It’s Friday, so there are a ton of things going on.

Top events this weekend:

Ono’s Malasadas

OUR STORY

While on their annual vacation to the Hawaiian Islands, Sophia Bussio and her family discovered Malasadas, a Portuguese fried sweet dough, a food staple in Hawaii. Sophia and her family saw the opportunity to bring the malasada magic to Provo. Excited to embrace the opportunity, the Bussios dove headfirst into the world of fried dough, later naming their new company “Ono’s Malasadas.”

OUR NAME

The name, a fusion of Hawaiian and Portuguese, encapsulates what a malasada truly is. “Ono” in Hawaiian means “delicious,” while in Portuguese, “Malasadas” translates to “bad dough” — a contradiction that perfectly describes the treat.

OUR MENU

What’s Happening

Today

🍄👾🔥 Mario Kart Video Game Tournament
No need to bring equipment, just come and compete at the Lindon Community Center at 10am. (This event is part of the Lindon Days celebrations.) The age groups are 8-10, 11-13, and 14+.

🎒 Back to School Night
Lakeview Elementary at 3:30pm
Provost at 4:30pm
Timpanogos Elementary at 4:30pm

Tonight

BYU Film Series: 2001: A Space Odyssey 🤖

Harold B Lee Library (Reynolds Auditorium) @ 7pm

As fans of classic movies the BYU Film Series is one of our favorites. The BYU Library Film Series wraps up its summer celebration of science fiction with a screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

This is such a groundbreaking film, and strangely relevant considering the recent proliferation of AI tools and products.

HAL (Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic Computer) is a sentient artificial general intelligence computer that controls the systems of the Discovery One spacecraft and interacts with the ship's astronaut crew.

BYU Women’s Soccer vs Wyoming ⚽

South Field @ 7pm

The BYU Women’s Soccer team is looking for another preseason win, this time against another rival (kind of) Wyoming. It should be a great game as BYU practices beating cowboys before they head into the regular season where they’ll have to beat more cowboys. 🐮

So, Go Cougs! Go Jen! Game starts at 7pm and will be broadcast on BYUTV (specifically on the BYUTV app) and ESPN+.

🎬 Outdoor Movie Night: Star Wars: Episode 1
The Orchard (Universite Place) @ 8:30pm
It’s the last Outdoor Movie event this year for University Place. So bring your blankets and chairs and get some free popcorn (while supplies last). They will also have free face painting and Quench It! soda’s and Kona Ice for sale.

Coming Up

🎤 Springville Summer Concert Series: Wildwood (TOMORROW)
Spring Acres Arts Park (700 South 1300 East) @ 8pm

🎶 Outdoor Concert and Fireworks (TOMORROW)
Pheasant Brook Park (Lindon) starting at 8:30pm. Performance by Exit Strategy

⚽ Women’s Gold Medal Match (TOMORROW)
9am MDT

🏀 Men’s Basketball Gold Medal Match (TOMORROW)
1:30pm MDT

👟 Men’s 800m (TOMORROW)
11:25am MDT

👟 Men’s and Women’s 4×400 relay (TOMORROW)
1:12pm MDT

Tip for the day

It’s national Simplify Your Life week. Marie Kondo would like you to declutter your closet.

There is a lot to the ways of Marie Kondo. Here is a quick quote from her first rule to tidying up (which is “Commit Yourself to Tidying Up”):

“Setting the intention to seriously tidy up – and resolving to put in the time and effort required – is the first rule of tidying. When you approach your tidying festival with a clear vision and a can-do attitude, you’ll find the energy and motivation you need to tidy all of your belongings in one go.

The effort will be worth it in the end. Not only will you experience the joy of living with objects you love, but you’ll also be on the path to establishing your ideal lifestyle.”

The 6 Basic Rules of Tidying

What Else

Live Music

@ The Velour
Friday, Aug 9th: Botanical Animal, OracMind, Hasha
Saturday, Aug 10th: Kin Lodge, Abner Avenue, Wild Flour, Rex

@ The Boardwalk
Friday, Aug 9th: Filibusters, Always Her, Calling Card
Saturday, Aug 10th, CARE, OrcaMinda, Hasha

Weather

Today
92° 🌡️ | 🌤️ | 0%

Tomorrow
92° 🌡️ | 🌤️ | 0%

Highs in the 80s next week. 👌

Olympic Events Today

(All times are Eastern Times)

🏃‍♂️ Track & field: women’s 4x100m relay (1:30 p.m.) women’s shot put (1:40 p.m.), men’s 4x100 relay (1:45 p.m.) women’s 400m (2 p.m.), men’s triple jump (2:10 p.m.), women’s heptathlon 800m (2:15 p.m.), women’s 10,000m (2:55 p.m.), men’s 400m hurdles (3:45 p.m.) NBC is airing the finals.

⚽ Men’s soccer: Gold match (noon, USA Network)

⚽ Women’s soccer: Bronze match (9 a.m., USA Network)

🕺 Breaking: women’s bronze (3:14 p.m. E!), women’s gold (3:23 p.m., E!)

🏐 Beach volleyball: Women’s bronze (3 p.m., USA Network), women’s gold (4:30 p.m., NBC)

🥊 Boxing: Four medal matches (3:30 p.m. start)

🤸‍♀️ Table tennis: men’s team bronze (4 a.m.), men’s team gold (9 a.m.)

💦 Diving: women’s 3m springboard (9 a.m., NBC)

🧗‍♀️ Sport climbing: men’s boulder & lead (6:28 a.m., E!)

🤸‍♀️ Rhythmic gymnastics: individual all-around (8:30 a.m.)

🏊‍♀️ Marathon swimming: men’s 10km (1:30 a.m., USA Network)

🏑 Hockey: women’s bronze (8 a.m.), women’s gold (2 p.m.)

🤼‍♂️ Wrestling: Six medal matches (1:30 p.m. start)

🥋 Taekwondo: Six medal matches (2:19 p.m. start time)

🏋️‍♀️ Weightlifting: men’s 89kg (9 a.m.), women’s 71kg (1:30 p.m.)

🏐 Volleyball: men’s bronze (10 a.m.)

🚲 Cycling track: women’s madison (12:09 p.m.), men’s sprint (1:38 p.m.). E! is airing.

🛶 Canoe sprint: women’s canoe double 500m final A (6:50 a.m.), women’s kayak double 500m final A (7:10 a.m.), men’s kayak double 500m final A (7:30 a.m.), men’s canoe single 1,000m final A (7:50 a.m.) All finals on E!

Words To Remember

Make it a great day Provo!

Friday, Aug 9th, 2024