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Rock, Roll, Stroll, Monster Truck Show🍦
Indie Music Festival, Monster Truck Show, Concert in the Park, Olympics continue
Whats Up Provo
August 02, 2024
What's up Provo!
Summer is winding down but the activities are heating up.🔥 Plus the Olympics, the weekend starts soon…all signs are pointing to a fun Friday and a great start to the weekend.
Also Happy Ice Cream Sandwich Day! 🍦🥪
Apparently ice cream sandwiches were first sold in New York in 1900. Each one cost a penny! Not sure how that was possible but it sounds great.
Here’s a quick overview of today’s top events:
Ono’s Malasadas
Ono's Malasadas are the most delicious, hand made, fresh and, made to order Malasada Donuts in Utah! (Also, we now have sandwiches!) Come try them for yourself!
Located in the old Ripples location on Canyon Road.
What’s Up
Utah County Fair🎡🎠
Spanish Fork Fairgrounds Arena
Monster Truck Show🚚
7pm, tickets selling for $10 to $17
Indie Music Festival🎸
FREE
The first artist starts playing at 1pm and the last band starts at 8pm
Go check it out! (And don’t miss our favorite, No Such Animal! 🦄🐉 From Pasig to Provo!)
Provo Art Stroll🎨
Downtown Provo from 6pm to 9pm
FREE
The art galleries downtown are staying open late and celebrating Provo’s booming art scene.
This is one of the last Art Strolls of the year, so don’t miss out. (Sometimes the walk includes live music as well.)
We enjoy getting dinner downtown and then strolling through the galleries afterwards, but considering it’s Ice Cream Sandwich Day maybe we’ll grab an ice cream sandwich from 711 and eat ‘em while we stroll. (Apparently 711 has the best ice cream sandwiches…)
Outdoor Concert: DANIEL BEDDOES & MIKAYLA PAIGE🎶🔊
The Orchard @ University Place from 6pm to 8pm
FREE
Band Bios:
DANIEL BEDDOES is a Nashville recording singer/songwriter from Ohio. After his service in the United States Marine Corps, he moved to Utah where he began his career writing and performing country music with a western style that meets a little rock’n roll.
MIKAYLA PAIGE is a new female country artist whose sound draws inspiration from artists like Carrie Underwood, Megan Moroney, and Cody Johnson. Mikayla competed on season 7 of American Idol in 2024, and credits a lot of her growth in live performances to advice she got during her run on the show. Mikayla and her band bring a fun, energetic chemistry to the stage.
Swimming, Track & Field, and much more 🏊♀️🏃♀️🥇
Medal Events:
🏊♀️Swimming: men’s 50m free (2:30 p.m.), women’s 200m backstroke (2:39 p.m.), men’s 200m IM (2:49 p.m., NBC)
🎾Tennis: women’s singles bronze (6 a.m.), men’s doubles bronze (6 a.m.), mixed doubles bronze (6 a.m.), mixed doubles gold (1 p.m.)
BMX racing: men’s final (3:35 p.m.), women’s final (3:50 p.m.)
Shooting: 50m rifle 3 positions women's final (3:30 a.m., NBC)
🛶Rowing: men’s pair final A (5:30 a.m.), women’s pair final A (5:42 a.m.), LWT men’s doubles sculls final A (6:02 a.m.), LWT women’s double sculls final A (6:22 a.m.)
Trampoline: women’s final (7:50 a.m.), men’s final (1:45 p.m.)
Equestrian: Jumping team final (8 a.m., E!)
Diving: men’s synchronized 3m springboard final (8 a.m.)
🏸Badminton: mixed doubles bronze (9 a.m.), mixed doubles gold (10:10 a.m., USA Network)
🎯Archery: mixed team bronze (10:24 a.m., USA Network), mixed team gold (10:43 a.m., NBC)
Judo: Six medal matches (11:18 a.m. start)
👟Track & field: men’s 10,000m final (3:20 p.m., NBC)
Fencing: men’s epee team bronze (1:30 p.m.), men’s epee team gold (2:30 p.m.)
Sailing: windsurfing finals (times TBD)"
Non-medal events worth watching:
👟Women’s 5000m Round 1 (10:10 AM MDT) (BYU Alumni Whittni Morgan)
⛹️♂️3x3 Basketball (10:35 AM MDT vs France) (Jimmer)
⛹️♂️3x3 Basketball (2:35 PM MDT vs China) (Jimmer)
Also:
Dive In Movie: Mama Mia
Provo Rec Center Outdoor Pool @ 8:30pm
Mountain Valley Stampede Rodeo
Outdoor Arena Heber City from 7:30pm to 10pm
Tickets cost $18 to $23
More info
International Fold Dance Festival
Springville High School @ 6:00 PM
More info
Tickets available for Disney’s Newsies The Musical at Sundance 🗞️
Sundance Mountain Resort Outdoor Stage, Doors open @ 7pm, Performance starts at 8pm
Tickets and info
❗ Reminders ❗
BYU Organ Workshop Registration 🎹
Classes are online and in person, and they start Aug 5 and go through Aug 9
More info
Kiwanis Park and Lakeview Park Cross Country Registration
More info
Public School Starts Aug 13th! 🏫
What’s Coming
End of Summer Reading Pool Party
Provo Rec Outdoor Pool from 10:00am to 11:30am
BYU Sports ⚽
Women’s Soccer Blue and White Game on Saturday, Aug 3rd
Heber Balloon Launch (Light up the Sky balloon launch)
Saturday, Aug 3rd in Heber @ 10pm
Demolition Derby
Spanish Fork Fairgrounds Arena on Saturday, Aug 3rd @ 7pm
Classic Rock Music Festival
Spanish Fork Fairgrounds Arena on Saturday, Aug 3rd from 1pm to 7pm
Weather
Today
100° 🌡️ | ☀️ | 0%
Tomorrow
95° 🌡️ | 🌤️ | 0%
What’s Playing (live music)
@ The Velour
Fleur bleu.e w/ Miicah, Bentelou (Touring French Dream-Pop)
@ The Sundance Owl Bar
Complimentary live music: JRad Cooley Band
@ The Boardwalk
New Sequel, Ethan Squared, and Scarlett Letter
@ Fancy Burger
Live Jazz
@ The Rise
Bee Money will perform with Utopian Nightmare and Terrestrial Soulz at 8pm
(Also don’t forget about the free outdoor concerts at the Utah County Fair (Indie Music Festival) and at the Orchard (University Mall))
What’s Good
When watching the Men’s 10,000 meter race today watch for Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei. Joshua might the most accomplished athlete in a track and field medal race today.
“Success starts with a healthy body and a healthy mind, and when we run we are nourishing both. This will then allow us to be more productive and achieve our best results, no matter the profession.”
“Running brings with it great freedom and health. And even after I’m retired from professional athletics, I look forward to the thought of going for a run every day.”
After so much talk about ice cream sandwiches we thought we’d end on a health note.
And it turns out Joshua is right about running helping your mind. Here’s another quote from a John Hopkins article:
“The mental benefits don’t stop when you finish your run — regular cardiovascular exercise can spark growth of new blood vessels to nourish the brain. Exercise may also produce new brain cells in certain locations through a process called neurogenesis, which may lead to an overall improvement in brain performance and prevent cognitive decline…
…Voluntary exercise is the single best thing one can do to slow the cognitive decline that accompanies normal aging..”
The day’s just begun, make it great one!