What's Happening - Apr. 28, 2025

What’s Up Provo! It’s been Astronomy Month all month long, and to celebrate, the Orem Library is inviting the community, plus some friends from a galaxy far, far away, for some fun and games. (Orem Library’s Astronomy Month Celebration)

We’ll celebrate it by including some crazy astronomy facts:

📆 One day on Mercury takes twice as long as 2 years on Mercury
(it revolves around the sun faster than it rotates)

🍋 The moon is actually shaped like a lemon
(we’re having a hard time believing this one)

🐢 Since it was discovered in 1846, Neptune has barely completed a single orbit
(how lazy can you get)

A few highlights from today’s newsletter

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🍞 La Brioche Bakery’s Fight to Stay Alive - Update
Last time we included this story they had raised $5,000. Now they are now up to $12,570! Thanks to everyone who has donated, La Brioche has been very grateful for all the support.

As a reminder, La Brioche Bakery, which has been open for 11 years, was told by the Utah County Health Department that they now need to provide a customer restroom.

The mother-daughter duo who owns La Brioche Argentine Bakery realized that their only hope was to ask for help and so they’ve stared a GoFundMe to raise the money they need.

🏈 NFL Draft & BYU
The Daily Universe — “This year marks the first time in 10 years that no BYU players were selected in the seven-round NFL Draft”
Three players signed free agent contracts: “Batty signed with the Minnesota Vikings, cornerback Jakob Robinson signed with the San Francisco 49ers, and offensive lineman Caleb Etienne signed with the Cincinnati Bengals” and a few others were invited to minicamps.

More Sports
🏃 BYU’s Halladay-Lowry runs sixth-fastest steeplechase in collegiate history Article
⚾ BYU fell to Baylor in their recent series, 2-1.
🏀 Richie Saunders is returning for his senior season Article

May the fourth is coming up on Sunday (“May the fourth be with you…”) so expect a few Star Wars themed events throughout the week.

Today
54° | ⛅ | 35%

This will be Brian’s “final visit to his retrospective exhibition The Difficult Part”. So go and see him and ask questions, and I guess you could also say goodbye to his work if you want to (his artwork will be moving on to another location, some of it might stay but we don’t know that for sure).

Should be a well attended event, a fun time to be at the museum, and as always, it doesn’t cost anything and no pre-booking required.

BYU MOA | 6pm - 9pm | More info

There’s going to be a reading of "Star Wars: The Mandalorian - A Clan of Two", Luke and Leia will be there, and Bobby’s Burgers is sponsoring the treat! This one is likely full already (hopefully you saw our reminder about it a week or two ago), but try some Jedi mind tricks and you might be able to get in still.
University Place | 11am | More info

🏋 Workout at Classic Skating
We got dinged by gmail for saying the “F - R - double E word” too much last week, so we’re going to try to use the word “complimentary” more often to see if that helps.

So anyway, enjoy complimentary work out classes all week at Classic Skating! (And no, these are not on skates.) Also, they will have complimentary child care during the class as well!

See the link for more details including what types of classes are being offered on each day.

Classic Fun Center | Monday through Saturday, 7:45am start time on Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday it’s at 7:30am, Pilates from 9am to 10am

👉 Also:
37th Annual Shingo Conference at the Utah Valley Event Center (Apr 28 - May 2)
Makerspace Workshop: Card Making Class starting at 7pm at the Orem Library
Film: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (PG, 2001) at 6:30pm the Orem Library
Mindful Mondays at the Museum from 6pm to 8pm at the Springville Museum of Art

Tuesday
64° | ⛅ | 15%

The Beehive Bazaar is back and tomorrow through Saturday there are going to be a ton of great vendors, and then next week there will be all new ones! They moved to a new location, but it’s not ready yet. So this time they will be using The Boulevard on Freedom in Provo.

The Boulevard (1555 N Freedom, Provo) | Apr 29 - May 3, 10am - 8pm | More info

🐮 Holy Cow Mother's Day Boutique
Holy cow! Is it really almost Mother’s Day?! (Kind of, it’s on May 11th, next next Sunday.) Holy Cow is here to help us all get ready for the big day. There’s going to be big buns, lots of great local crafts, Dubai Chocolate Brownie Bar (Dubai seems to be getting in all our treats, Dubai Strawberries last week, Dubai brownies this week…). Also, they have a few giveaways going on right now, check out their instagram if you’re interested.
Lindon Community Center (25 North Main, Lindon) | Apr 29 - May 3, 9am - 7pm

👉 Also:
Learn It: Facebook Basics from 1pm to 2pm at the Provo Library (room 260)
Tatting Level 1 and Tatting Help from 3pm to 5pm at Heindselman’s (Tatting help from 1pm to 6pm)
Kid Zone: May The Fourth Be With You from 4pm to 5pm at the Springville Library
Country Swing Dancing! from 9pm to 12am at Classic Skating Orem

Wednesday
64° | 🌧 | 35%

The 2025 BYU Women’s Conference starts Wednesday evening at 6pm. On Thursday it will be from 9am to 9:30pm, and on Friday it will be from 9am to 5:45pm. If you haven’t registered, there is still time, here’s some info about that:

All faiths are welcome to attend. The minimum age of attendance is 16 and older.

BYU | Apr 30 - May 2 | More info

🖼 Special Gallery Talk: Kitsa Oteo
“To celebrate Women's Conference at BYU, we're hosting a special Gallery Talk in the exhibition From the Vault: Envisioning the Early Latter Days. This tour will be hosted by MOA Educator Kitsa Oteo, and it's [complimentary] and open to everyone (even if you're not registered for Women's Conference. As an added bonus, the first 25 visitors to this Gallery Talk will receive a [complimentary] bundle of postcards featuring artworks from the MOA collection by women!”
BYU Museum of Art | 12:10pm - 12:40pm

We realized we haven’t given as much love as we should have to upcoming races so that’s what we’ll start with today.

Races

👱‍♀ Miles 4 Mom - Momathon
“Miles for Moms 5K is a family-friendly fun run dedicated to celebrating motherhood and raising awareness for single mothers in our community…”
“Proceeds from the run will go toward childcare assistance, financial aid, and business grants for local single mothers.” May 10th

🎽 Utah Valley Marathon
“Utah Valley Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
The Utah Valley Marathon was named a Top 10 Race by Runner's World Magazine. The course is a fast Boston Qualifier that is almost entirely downhill.” Jun 7th

⛰ Timp Trail Marathon and Half
Starts at Mt. Timpanogos Park on May 17th

Auditions

🎭 Auditions for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
“The show will run July 11- 26th 2025, with performances on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at Skyridge High School in Lehi, Utah. With additional matinee performances on July 19th and 26th.”

👧 ANNIE Auditions
Scera — “Auditions will be held Tuesday, April 22 or Wednesday, April 23 from 7:00-9:00pm at SCERA Center for the Arts”
“ANNIE will play July 5-19, 2025 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays @ 8:00pm.”

🍫 Charlie and the Chocolate factory Auditions
The Ruth — “The initial audition for Roald Dahl’s Charlie & the Chocolate Factory will be held only by video submission.” The deadline is next Monday, May 5th.

Concerts

🎸 Jenn Blosil (Full Band)
Velour Live Music Gallery in Provo, May 30th at 7:30pm | Tickets are $12

Free concerts coming up at the Covey Center (made possible as a part of the Excellence in the Community concert series):
🎙 Excellence in the Community concert series: Rebecca Lopez
“A runner-up for Latin BMI Peer Music Awards songwriting competition and media music major from Brigham Young University, Rebecca Lopez brings gentle vocals and positive lyrics to her own unique brand of music.” May 19th
🎼 Company B (free)
“Company B is a close harmony vocal trio that uplifts audiences with Golden Era American classics reminiscent of the Andrews Sisters. Packed with classic Boogie-Woogie hits, swing and jazz standards, and their take on more contemporary songs…” June 20th

Other

🩰 Utah Metropolitan Ballet 40th Anniversary Gala
May 2nd - May 3rd at the Covey Center
“This celebratory performance features the works of George Balanchine, Alan Hineline, and Jacqueline Colledge, performed by the talented artists of UMB with ABT guest artists Brady Farrer and UMB alumna Sylvie Squires.”

🚀 Star Wars Party
Provo Library — “Celebrate May the Fourth with themed activities and a mini lightsaber craft!” Registration opens today, event on Thursday May 1st.

🚧 Road Construction
“Starting Monday April 28th, construction on Main Street between Vineyard Loop Rd and Vineyard Connector will reduce traffic to one lane in each direction for about 4 weeks.”

🥒 Pickleball & Softball Tournaments
Birthday Bash Pickleball tournament from May 14 to May 16 ($40/team, $20 if you’re a Provo Rec Center member, for ages 12+). Doubles pickleball tournament in June.
Click the “Pickleball” option under Adult Sports/Programs to see all the options
COED Softball Spring Swing tournament from May 2nd to May 3rd, plus two more tournaments in June.
Click the Tournaments option under Adult Sports/Programs to see them.

✨ Imaginaria Kids Summer Fest
Thanksgiving Point — Giant talking trees, fairies, pirates, a huge obstacle course, water balloon showdowns, and more! June 2 - August 23

The rest of the Reminders and Notices…

Races

🏃‍♀ Vineyard Cancer Walk/Run
10K Kokua Walk/Run, 1K Keiki Walk, 5K Ohana Walk/Run, Ohana mo’opuna, Kokua Ohana, Ohana Team

⛰ RUFA Kyhv Peak
Running Up For Air - Kyhv Peak. May 30 - May 31st

Auditions

🎭 SCERA’s Acting Up!
“Acting Up requires a commitment from July 27 through May… kids will be involved in monthly outreach shows, monthly Sunday musical firesides, a full-scale musical, and a national musical theatre competition…
Auditions for the 2025-2026 season will be held on Satuday, May 10, 2025 from 9:00am-4:00pm. Those auditioning should plan to stay the entire time.
PRE-AUDITION MEETING: We strongly encourage parents and kids to attend this meeting which is held one week before auditions on Saturday, May 3 @ 11am…”

Concerts

🪕 Sundance Bluebird Cafe Concert Series
“In collaboration with Nashville’s esteemed Bluebird Cafe”
June 20th & 21st, June 27th & 28th, July 11th & 12th, August 15th & 16th, August 22nd & 23rd, August 29th & 30th

🎤 George Michael Reborn
“The incredible George Michael WHAM! tribute to the late, great legend! This show is a must see! With his live vocals (NO LIP-SYNCING here), Robert Bartko exudes the energy and passion of George in the 80’s and 90’s…”
Show is on May 24th

Other

⛳ Oremfest Golf Tournament
4 person scramble on June 4th at Sleepy Ridge

🗑 Provo Spring Cleanup
This week at Peaks Ice Arena Overflow Parking Lot. Last day is May 3rd!

🗑 Orem Spring Cleanup
This week at Nielson’s Grove Park and next week at Palisade Park.

Thanks for reading and hope this helps you start your week of right. 😉

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

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