September 25, 2024 in Provo

What’s Up Provo! Happy National Daughters Day! 👧 

If you don’t have a daughter and you’re worried about missing out, don’t worry! Get ready to feed America and clean the streets — because it’s National Roadkill Day as well! 🦌🦝🐿️ 

Quick summary of today’s newsletter:

• 🥳 Pink Party today along with the Hobble Creek Barn Boutique

• Tomorrow 🐑🚜 Curiosity Farm opens up (for members)

• Volunteer opportunities include helping the ✈️🍫 CandyBomber Foundation prep for their upcoming event

Today
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🥳 Pink Party
Deals, dancing, and dazzling fun! The weather could hardly be better for an outdoor party at the Riverwoods. Make sure you take advantage of the exclusive deals, photo ops, and more!
Riverwoods | 5pm - 8pm | More info

🎃 Hobble Creek Barn Boutique Holiday Showcase
The Holiday Showcase put on by the Hobble Creek Barn Boutique will be held on the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds and it will be running from today until Saturday. Tons of holiday items will be on display and for sale (all major cc’s accepted) in addition to jewelry, clothing, chocolate, stained glass, neighbor gift arts… and the list goes on! (As mentioned yesterday, follow them on Facebook and Instagram for chance to win some prizes.)
Spanish Fork Fairgrounds, Ponderosa Building | Sep 25-27 @ 10am-8pm & Sep 28 10am-6pm | More info

👉 Other events: 

• BYU Softball plays Snow College at 7pm tonight.

• Can’t go wrong with Guru’s Baja Fish Tacos, while enjoying Guru’s Live Music.

• The Orem Sunset Farmer’s Market will be featuring some awesome vendors including: Wasatch Wagyu, Volkers Bakery, Rubatome Art, and Black Bear Orchards.

• And the Provo Library class, Papermaking (for teens), will teach teens how to make handmade paper out of recycled material. That class will start at 6:30pm tonight in room 201.

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🐑🚜 Curiosity Farms Opening
Curiosity Farms is opening—again! Members only for Friday and Saturday this week, and then next Monday it will open to the general public.
Thanksgiving Point | More info

👉 Other events: 

• BYU Women’s Volleyball is playing its first BIG12 game of the season against Colorado at home. BYU moved up to no. 17 in the rankings, Colorado is not ranked.

• The BYU Women’s Soccer hosts Oklahoma State at 7pm MDT. Oklahoma State is ranked no. 12 currently.

• Also, Alexander Woods & Rex Woods will be performing an hour long program at the BYU Concert Hall.

🎸 Live Music

@ The Velour
TODAY - Open Mic
Thursday - Saemore, Isaac Landin Flower, Cesley, Landen Bench
Friday - Poolhouse, Lovingly Clad, Internet Lover Boys
Saturday - Ferrin, HASHA, Sky Olso, The Valley

@ The Boardwalk
Friday - Half Life, Kinnen, Fleeing the Scene

@ Java Junkie
Friday - Open Mic
Saturday - The Blue Hues, The Rain Band, Cougar Gold

@ The Rise
Friday - The Tyler Gould Band
Saturday - Pristellar

🗞️ Update: BYU Bounces Back Beating Utes

BYU Women’s Soccer beat Utah at home on Monday! The cougars won 2-1, with Allie Fryer scoring both goals. Recap

Wellness Wednesday: Service Opportunities 💝 

✈️🍫 The Candybomber Foundation - Parachute Tying to Chocolate Bars
“Help needed! Come spend one JOYFUL hour tying 1000 parachutes to chocolate bars which will be dropped to children at the upcoming airshow event.”
2875 N Main St, Spanish Fork | Thursday Sep 26th @ 5:30pm - 6:30pm | More info

💃 Kids On The Move: Teen Night/Young Adult Meetup (Folk Dancing)
This is a fun program designed for teens and young adults with special needs. It blends social activities with short lessons to build life skills and boost independence. Volunteers are there to help out by keeping the group together, encouraging conversation, and making sure everyone’s involved. If volunteers want to step up, they can even lead activities or teach lessons on things they enjoy, like arts and crafts, healthy eating, or yoga!
475 Hospital Drive, Orem | Sep 27th @ 7pm - 8:30pm | More info

👓️ CharityVision: Help Local School Nurses with Eye Screenings
Children with poor vision struggle needlessly at school, with sometimes long-lasting consequences. Surprisingly, many young kids don’t even realize they have poor vision in the first place! Help local school nurses screen the students at “SightBuddies” events, sponsored by CharityVision in partnership with nearby school districts. No training necessary.
Upcoming screening events on Oct 2nd & Oct 9th | More info

👴 Family Home Evening - at Orem Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
“The residents at this facility are anxious for uplifting activities… You can volunteer to sing, play an instrument, share almost any kind of talent, read a story, organize a game night, bring pets for a pet show and tell, etc., etc… If someone is great at supervising crafts, like making Holiday wreaths, scented candles, we could help pay for the materials, and let you teach our residents how to do it. We especially appreciate those who just come and help with whatever is happening that Monday night.”
575 East 1400 South, Orem | Sep 30th | More info

👪️ Utah Foster Care Camp Volunteer
“We are thrilled to invite you to join us as a volunteer at our upcoming Foster Families Camp! This special event is dedicated to providing a memorable and enriching experience for foster families and their children. Your participation will be invaluable in creating a supportive and nurturing environment for these families.”
Aspen Grove | Sep 28th | More info

Words To Remember

Thanks!

Thanks for reading! Make it a great day today Provo! 😉 

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

Wednesday, September 25th, 2024