What's Happening in Provo and Orem | Apr. 11, 2025

What’s Up Provo! Happy ✂️ Barbershop Quartet Day and 🎵 International Louie Louie Day!

Also, the weather has been amazing and there are a ton of great events happening this Friday, Saturday, and even Sunday! Seems like a new event is popping up every time we look, we can barely keep up.

Let’s get into it!

A few highlights:

• 🥚 1st Annual Splash of Color 🔵🟡🟢, Back 40 Easter egg hunt, Pond Skim Beach Party, Cash + candy eggs, Dancing with the Stars Champions 💃,

• 🌿 Palm Sunday at the Marriott Center

• 🚲️ Bike Among the Wildflowers

In Partnership with
Pfeifferhorn Dental 🦷 

We asked Dr. Mark Jardine (“Dr. J”) why he chose to go to one of the top dental schools in the country (Columbia University in New York).

Here’s his answer: "I wanted to be the best dentist I could so I chose a top school with some of the best professors in the world. Along with the amazing training, I was exposed to every possible dental problem imaginable by working in such a big city. It was a great experience!"

If you know Dr. J then you already know why he was able to get into such a top-notch school. It’s cause he’s a top-notch guy! Extremely skilled and experienced — but also very easy to like, and just a lot of fun.

If you need dental work, or a second opinion, call or text Pfeifferhorn Dental at 801-615-2917. (Also, Dr. J gives a lot of great advice on their Instagram — so if you’re looking for an honest opinion about dental implants, teeth whitening options, replacing your old fillings, etc. then check it out.)

📍 3330 N. University Ave. Ste. A, Provo (right by Magleby's Fresh)
📞 801-615-2917 (call/text)

✈️ Provo Airport set to break ground on expansion, adding six new gates
Part of a 3-year expansion project. The aircraft apron should be done by November, and the terminal will have 10 gates by 2028 (has 4 right now). Open house coming up on April 14th (more details coming in Monday’s email).

🏥 BYU medical school’s all-gas, no-brakes goal…
BYU aims to open its medical school by fall 2027, pending approval from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), which requires submission of over 1,000 pages of planning documents by August 1 — about 60% of which is complete. BYU has enlisted more than 150 volunteer professionals, which have contributed an estimated $10 million worth of unpaid labor. The location of the school is still under wraps. (We thought it would old Provo High, but guess that was just a rumor.)

Sports
⚾️
🏀 BYU men’s basketball 2024-25 season review
🥎 No. 67 BYU women’s tennis gets “two ranked-match wins despite 4-3 loss to No. 18 UCF”

Today
77° | ⛅ | 0%

Dancing with the Stars Champions 💃 

Big-name talent in Orem tonight! And why shouldn’t they be?!

Most notably Jenna Johnson, the winner of Dancing With the Stars Season 33, will be performing with Val Chmerkovskiy — but also a number of other artists, choirs, and symphonies. There’s going to be the Utah Valley Symphony, the UVU Symphony, the Wasatch Choral, and the University Singers. Also Alex Boyé, Lexi Walker, Cheung Chau, and more!

From what we’ve heard, Nate Keller, the event’s producer, hopes to make this an annual tradition in Utah. Make it happen Nate!

UCCU Center | 7:30pm

🤑 End of Season Sale at Painted Tree Orem
“Up to 50% off a unique selection of gifts, décor, fashion, and more!” The sale will be running Friday and Saturday as the Painted Tree Boutiques clears out their winter inventory.
Painted Tree Boutiques - Orem | April 11 - 12, 9am to 8pm

🍃 Wild Wind Symphony
Still a chance you get in the standby line! (depending on how early you open these emails.)
BYU | 11am

📦️ Fed Up
In this new musical, romantic comedy, based on Romeo & Juliet, a UPS worker and a FedEx worker fall in love. Forbidden love, maybe some barcode scanners, and free shipping (hopefully).
Black Box Theater (BYU) | April 11 & 12 at 7:30pm

👉️ Also:
Employee Pond Skim at Solitude
BYU Jazz Voices: Swing Into Spring at 7:30pm
BYU Ballroom Dance in Concert April 11 - 12 (3 shows)
Stargate (PG-13, 1994) at the Orem Library
Brother Chunky at the Tulip Festival at 4:30pm
BYU men’s volleyball vs. #2 UCLA today and tomorrow (away games) - broadcast live on Big10+ (first-ever live televised men’s volleyball match on Big Ten)
Utah Valley Refugees Free Event: A Night with Food, Music, Dance and Storytelling in American Fork

Saturday
72° | ☁️ | 6%

🎨 Splash of Color

This is a NEW event Mapleton is putting on, let’s make sure it’s a hit! Activities like the Splash 'N' Dash foam fun run, Tug of War over color pools, an Art "Eggs"ibit, obstacle courses, tie-dye, and an Easter egg scavenger hunt. Admission is $5 for ages 13 and up; kids 12 and under get in free with an adult.

Mapleton City Park | 10am - 12pm

Lot of Easter activities happening tomorrow, here are the other ones we found:

Easter Celebration at Rowley's Red Barn 🐰

Enjoy a wagon ride to the Back 40 for an Easter egg scavenger hunt, cuddle baby chicks and bunnies, bounce on jumping pads, and zoom down giant slides. Don't miss the candy cannon firing every hour! (don’t get hit either) Admission is $10 for scavenger hunt participants and $5 for non-participants.
Rowley's Red Barn | April 12, 10am - 6pm

🌟 Holy Week Events at MSB
For single adults. Lots of meaningful projects to participate in, also there will be a light dinner, and a free live concert by J209!
The 9th East Multi-stake Building (352 North 900 East Provo) | 10am - 4pm Service Project, 6:15pm Light Dinner, 7pm J209 Concert

🥚 Lindon Easter Egg Hunt
7,000+ eggs donated by Walmart! (Guess that explains why they’re always out) This event is open to anyone 12 years and under and it will start at 9am SHARP! (In our experience, show up 5 minutes late to an Easter egg hunt and there’s pretty much nothing left…)
Anderson Farms Park | 9am

🔦 Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt
Cash (👀) and candy-filled eggs are waiting to be discovered in the darkness. Free, no registration required.
Osier Park, Lehi | 9pm

Some less Easter-y events:

🎣 The Great Carp Hunt of 2025
Too many dang carp. To everyone participating in The Great Carp Hunt of 2025, we hope by the end of the day your fish bucket runneth o’er. 🙏 Compete for this month’s prize ($1,000) and don’t forget about the annual grand prize! ($10,000)
Lincoln Beach | April 12, 8am - 5pm, April 13, 2pm

🎨 Creativity Rest at The Compass Gallery
Feeling stuck? Uninspired? Drowning in meh? Join expert coach Jen Prokhorov for a 2-hour workshop designed to help shake off stagnation and regain your creative flow. (And when it’s over, you can bask in the renewed confidence and energy while enjoying some delicious pastries!)
The Compass Gallery | April 12, 10am - 12pm

👉️ Also:
Kid's Paint Days @ Inspiration Haven Art Studio starting at 1pm at the Inspiration Haven Art Studio
BYU Philharmonic: Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3, "Organ Symphony" at 7:30pm Concert Hall, Music Building
Pond Skim Beach Party at Solitude from noon to 5pm
Terrific Teddy Bears at Heindselman’s Yarn & Needlework
Craft Supplies Swap at the Orem Library
Bike Among the Wildflowers at 11am, destination Bridal Veil Falls

Sunday
59° | ⛅ | 14%

We don’t normally have events on Sunday, but this isn’t a normal week!

​🌿 Palm Sunday: Journey to Easter Holy Week Reflections
The Lux Choral Society & Orchestra, local choirs and speakers, and Mayor Kaufusi is giving the opening prayer! Doors open at 6pm, with prelude music and congregational singing starting at 6:30pm. The main concert begins at 7pm, and admission is free!
Marriott Center | 7pm

🎶 Fill The World with Love: Free Musical Fireside
A blend of Broadway, pop, choral, and children's music. All denominations are welcome, and it’s family friendly, and, once again, free! No tickets or reservations required.
SCERA Center for the Arts | 7pm

🤝 Partnering with WUP

Live Music 🎸

@ The Velour
TODAY - Open Mic
Thursday - Ultravatic, The Stoats, Ophelia’s Drowning
Friday - 19 Miles Per Hour, Lazy Loners, and Internet Lover Boys
Saturday - (Charity Concert) Swerved By Blondes, Lighten Up Francis, Kings & Clowns, The Schwacksters, Outnumbered

@ The Boardwalk
Friday - The Skolarz, Geist, 10:31
Saturday - (Power Chord Fest) Winterforever (from Boise), Relate (from Denver), Troubled Minds (from Phoenix), Wicked Bears, Halbrook Drive, Binding Vow, Head Above Water, Dog Years, Papercut Memory, Ideal Horizon

@ The Rise
Friday - Ruca 83, HEBER MATÜTE

Local Scenes 📷️

📍 Utah Lake
📸 by Bryce Giesmann | @bgiesmann

Cook Family Park 🏀 ⚽️ 🛹 🚲️ 

Cook Family Park in Pleasant Grove is now open (mostly)! 

In 2009, a Continental Pipe Manufacturing building burned down at this location and the land remained vacant for years.

Now it’s an amazing park with a playground, pump tracks, futsal courts, a skate park, basketball courts, and more coming in June! (Like a splash pad with a viking ship! ⛵️)

There’s also a story competition looking to feature the nine animal statues within the playground. This isn’t your average community storytelling competition – the grand prize is $2,500 and a chance to have your story published as a children’s book! Get all the details here.

📍 approximately 800 North and 600 West, Pleasant Grove
🛑 Stay up-to-date on road and park closures during construction
👉️ Some fun drone footage of the park

See you on Monday!

Thanks for reading and happy hunting! 😉 

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

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