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What's Happening in Provo and Orem | Apr. 9, 2025
Whats Up Provo
April 09, 2025
What’s Up Provo! Happy National Winston Churchill Day!
And yes, this is a U.S. holiday. Turns out the "British Bulldog” was half-American and a U.S. citizen. (His mother was American, and in 1963 President Kennedy made him an honorary U.S. citizen.)
A few highlights of today’s newsletter:
🧗 Spring Canyoneering Night, Svetlana & The New York Collective, Tiny Art Show 2025, Multicultural Festival
🎻 Dan Brown’s Wild Wind Symphony at BYU
👶 Community Baby Shower for Refugees and Love Rock Canyon Day
In Partnership with 100 Women Who Care
$15K to Help Utah Kids See 👓️
About 40% of U.S. kids rely on free or reduced school lunches, and many in this same population also struggle to get the vision care they need. In fact, school nurses find that the same students who badly need glasses never get them — year after year.
That’s where the SightBuddies program comes in! They presented their mission of providing glasses to students in Utah who can’t afford them at a 100 Women Who Care meeting — and they left with a $15,000 donation!
About 100 Women Who Care - Utah Valley: Their goal is to empower nonprofits and communities in Utah Valley through collective giving. Every quarter they come together, bringing $100 each, to choose a charity to fund. They often find other organizations to match their donation as well!
How you can help 100 Women Who Care:
1️⃣ Join the group! Right now they have 90 members — let’s help them reach 100! (Or more!) The more the merrier, and the greater the impact. 💪
2️⃣ Spread the word about this great organization! (Here’s their Instagram)
3️⃣ Nominate a charity
📆 Their next meeting is May 7th from 12 - 1pm at Shade Home & Garden in Orem
🎙️ The Ruth’s “Jersey Boys” review (Lehi Free Press)
🏈 BYU football - 4-star Brock Harris (Utah's No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2026) commits to BYU over Georgia, Miami, Michigan, Oregon and Utah
🕍 Spanish Fork Temple - “The Spanish Fork Utah Temple is currently in the planning stages. No groundbreaking date has been announced.” “An official rendering of the Spanish Fork Utah Temple has not yet been released to the public.”
Today
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🌷 Tulip Festival 🌷
This time it’s for real!
We sincerely hope last week’s snafu didn’t mess up your plans too much. The Tulip Festival does in fact start today though, and the weather is much better today than it was last week anyway.
Hundreds of thousands of tulips — and don’t forget they will also have vendors and activities as well, including performances on Fridays and Saturdays!
Thanksgiving Point | April 9th - May 17th
⚖️ Brogdon & Petrakis Lecture: Judges vs. Politicians
Enjoy complimentary pizza while delving into comparative constitutionalism.
Fugal Gateway | 12 noon
🧗 Spring Canyoneering Night
And evening of exclusive gear deals, expert-led clinics, and raffle giveaways. They will be discussing totem rigging, canyon ratings, and introducing some of the latest canyoneering shoes.
Out N Back, Orem | 6pm - 8pm
👉️ Also:
String Chamber Night at 5:30pm in the Recital Hall, Music Building
Flute Choir at 7:30pm in the Recital Hall, Music Building
Grandma's in the Kitchen Cooking Classes from 10am – 11am at USU Extension Kitchen
Learn It: Wish Bottles at the Provo Library
Thursday
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From Russia, (and New York), with love! (and swing)
Svetlana and her jazz band will be here in Orem for one performance in the Ashton Auditorium in the Orem Library before heading back to the Big Apple. About Svetlana: “award-winning chart-topping vocalist, bandleader, songwriter” “came to the US as a refugee and earned a Columbia University PhD” “#1 US Traditional Jazz Billboard Album”
About The New York Collective: “group of determined jazz talents on a mission to uplift, energize” "New York City darlings - New York Legends!” “Sophisti-pop”
Ashton Auditorium (Orem Library) | 7pm to 8:30pm (ticketed event)
Mini masterpieces are on display at the Springville Library starting tomorrow! And to kick off the first day of the gallery they will also be having light (and hopefully not too mini) refreshments!
Springville Library | 7pm - 8pm
“James Arrington, renowned playwright and performer, best known for The Farley Family Reunion and Here’s Brother Brigham, steps out of retirement to bring Charlie Brown to life in this special AARP silver-haired edition!”
Theater “kids” are coming together to “recreate their 50th anniversary of performing You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”! The first show is tomorrow night, and the play will be running until May 3rd (Monday, Thursday - Saturday). Tickets are $18 - $20
Covey Center | April 10 - May 3
🖌️ Mural Painting with BikeWalk Provo
BikeWalk Provo is painting a new mural at the walkway between 800 and 900 East. Go help bring the painting to life (and get to know BikeWalk Provo - a local nonprofit that advocates for better street design).
👉️ Also:
Mixed Media, Kids After School Session at the Neighborhood Art Center
Basic Cake Decorating at the Provo Rec Center Kitchen (6 week class starting April 10)
Multicultural festival at Westridge Elementary (musical performances, interactive music and dance experiences, food trucks and face painting) free and open to the public
Throwback Thursdays (free) at Heindselman’s Yarn & Needlework (vintage patterns from the 1920s-1970s)
BYU men’s tennis vs Utah at 6pm MDT (home)
BYU women’s tennis vs UCF at 12 noon (home)
BYU baseball vs Utah at 6pm MDT (away)
BYU softball vs UCF at 6pm MDT (home)
Friday
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Dan Brown is best known for his book the “Da Vinci Code”, but he’s actually a children’s book author! His best known children’s book is called “Wild Symphony” and it has a music album that goes a long with it. Well, Shawn Smith and the BYU Wind Symphony will be performing music based on the book at this edition of the Beverley Taylor Sorensen Family Concert Series! There will be music, of course, but also pictures and narration, as well.
BYU | 11am (tickets are sold out but there will be a standby line)
💃🕺 Dancing with the Stars Champions
Dancing with the Stars Champions Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy, plus Broadway artists (such as Lexi Walker, Dan Hess, Alex Boyé, Dallyn Bayles, and more), a 130-piece orchestra, choirs, and more!
UCCU Center | 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)
More Friday events coming in the Friday email…
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 📷️
📍 Sunset over Utah Lake (April 3rd)
📸 by Bryce Giesmann | @bgiesmann
Wellness Wednesday: Service Opportunities 💝
By Utah Valley Refugees
“We are hosting a community baby shower for a few refugee families who are expecting babies in the next few months. We are looking for volunteers to gather donations for the shower to support these families.
Items needed:
Diapers of all sizes
Pull ups
Baby wipes
Baby formula
2 bassinets
Baby bottles
A breast pump
2 newborn carseats
1 one year old carseat
Baby clothes and baby blankets
Gift cards for moms to pamper themselves”
April 12, 1pm - 2:30pm
🏔️ Love Rock Canyon Day!
“Earth Day Celebrations that care for one of Provo's treasures. Conserve Utah Valley conserves Utah's land and water, forever. Join the effort!
Volunteers need to bring gloves, closed toe shoes, a shovel if you have one. Sign up at: Earth Day 2025 Rock Canyon”
April 12, 9am - 11am
⚽️ Buddy Volunteers Needed
“Our Orem program is in need of one on one buddy support for some of our awesome soccer players! No soccer experience necessary, we focus on fun and community, learning skills together in an inclusive environment for children with disabilities and special needs. This is a great service opportunity for a whole family, a soccer team, a youth group, or individuals too!”
🐇 Easter Baskets
By Children’s Service Society of Utah
“Project Details: Delivering easter baskets and/or filled easter eggs for a community easter egg hunt for our kinship families”
April 9, 9am - 5pm
See you on Friday!
Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance for everyone who volunteers to help our refugees/children/canyons! 😉
-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie
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