- What's Up Provo
- Posts
- Carnavala Boliviano on Waffle Day 🎉🧇
Carnavala Boliviano on Waffle Day 🎉🧇
SATURDAY: Bolivian Festival today at University Place, Splash Summit Triathlon, BYU Women's soccer, and more - Saturday, Aug 24th
Whats Up Provo
August 24, 2024
What’s Up Provo! 🧇
Mitch Hedberg once said, “A waffle is like a pancake with a syrup trap.”
Thank you Mitch. An appropriate quote for National Waffle Day.
If you are making waffles today, and you’re not lactose intolerant, here is a buttermilk syrup recipe we love. 🍽️
Let’s get into the events happening today:
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.
Today
Bolivian Fest (Utah's Carnavala Boliviano) 🎉
University Mall @ The Orchard from 3pm to 9pm
Leave Provo and Orem for a little and head on over to South America. 🦥 🐒 Experience the vibrant colors, music, dances and taste of Bolivia! Free crafts and plenty of activities for all ages. And of course, food. 🍚 🍴
More info
 2024 Splash Summit Summer Triathlon 🏊♂️🥇 Races are happening this morning! 🚲️🏊♀️ 🏃♀️ |  Wasatch Boomerfest 🎸⛰️ A weekend of classic, food trucks, vendors. This is a family friendly festival, it’s quickly becoming one of Utah’s “can’t miss” musical festivals! |
⚽️ Women’s Soccer BYU vs Long Beach State
@ Long Beach, 8pm MST
BYU beat Long Beach State last year 2-0.
ESPN+ | Live Stats
🛹 Party In The Plaza Skate Competition
The competition is today! Skaters from around the state are competing at the Provo Rec Skate Park from 10am to 2pm.
More info
🔵🕊️🎵 Bluebird Cafe Concert Series
Performers straight from Nashville🤠 are performing at Sundance tonight. These artists are very accomplished, with a number of songs and albums hitting number 1 on the charts. Check out their bios here.
Artists performing this weekend include: Tony Arata, Marc Beeson, and Gretchen Peters
8pm to 10:30pm tonight | Tickets
🙌 Grand Opening Celebration: Geneva Heights Community
Geneva Park in Orem from 5pm to 8pm
Free food, music, games, free train rides, etc.
Coming Up Next Week
 Mapleton Concert in the Park on Monday | 🎹 Mapleton Concerts in the Park: Papa Dewey and the Pistons |
🛠️ Utah Valley Job Fair
Tuesday, Aug 27th - Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo from 2pm to 5pm | More info
🐻 BYU Women’s Soccer vs. UCLA
Wednesday, Aug 28th - Los Angeles @ TBA | Live Stats | Big Ten Network
🎸 Bluebird Bands: A Plugged In Concert Experience
Thursday, Aug 29th - Sundance from 8pm to 10:30pm | More info/Tickets
🎉🌮 Festival Latinoamericano Provo
Fri, Aug 30th to Mon, Sep 2nd - Downtown Provo, County Courthouse from 6pm to 10pm | More info
🏐 doTerra Classic (BYU Volleyball Games)
Friday, Aug 30th - At BYU @ 12pm vs Southeastern Louisiana and at BYU @ 7pm vs Fairfield | More info
Live Music
@ The Velour
Today: Cardinal Bloom, Rally
@ Java Junkie
Today: Chance Palfreyman, Alice Judd
Weather
Today
86° 🌡️ | ⛅ | 70%
Tomorrow
76° 🌡️ | ⛅ | 10%
Reminders & Notices
🚗🚂 Geneva Road Closure around 200 South in Lindon
From 5am on Saturday, Aug 24th until 5am on Monday, Aug 26th due to Union Pacific construction
🚗🌳 East Bay Blvd Closure from 350 E to Lakeview Parkway
From Monday, Aug 26th until Friday, Aug 30th to remove dead trees and clean the sewer mains in that area
🏈🏀 Provo Sports Registrations
Start Smart Flag Football (3 to 5 year old’s) | Info
Adult Volleyball | Info
Little Jazz (K through 2nd) | Info
Wrestling (K through 8th) | Info
🌳 Fall 2024 Tree Giveaway
Applications open on Tuesday, Aug 27th. Check out what tree species they are giving away this year and other info here.
🍑🎭️ James and the Giant Peach Auditions @ the Scera
Auditions will start the week of September 2nd | Info
Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years on death row for a crime he didn’t commit…
His time in jail was spent in solitary confinement in a five-by-seven-foot cell, allowed out only one hour a day. But, Hinton quickly became a friend and counselor to other inmates and the death row guards, many of whom begged Hinton’s attorney to get him out.
[Finally] he was able to walk free. In an interview he is quoted saying:
“One does not know the value of freedom until it is taken away, People run out of the rain. I run into the rain…I am so grateful for every drop. Just to feel it on my face.”
Hinton was later interviewed on 60 Minutes. The interviewer asked if he was angry at the people who put him in jail. He said he forgave them all.
The interviewer asked, “but they took 30 years of your life — how can you not be angry?”
Hinton responded:
“If I’m angry and unforgiving, they will have taken the rest of my life.”
-Credit: Will Kreiger (Finding Your Joy — A Story of Gratitude)
Words To Remember
"Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out."
Have a great weekend, Provo!
___
Saturday, Aug 24th, 2024