What's Happening in Provo and Orem | Feb. 21, 2025

What’s Up Provo! 

It’s No One Eats Alone Day!

This holiday started in a few schools in Northern California in 2012, three years after Lili Rachel Smith, who was born with a facial anomaly, passed away in her sleep at the age of 15. Lili wasn’t bullied, but sadly she was often left to eat alone at school.

Today, all 50 states participate with the goal of encouraging students to eat lunch together — no one should be left to eat alone. ☺️ 

A few highlights of today’s newsletter:

• 🍽️ 34th Annual Hunger Banquet, Frosty Fun Adventure Challenge, Show Me The Money, Night Owling

• 📃 Job Fair at Thanksgiving Point

• 🍣 Bangkok Wasabi in Orem

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Small Solutions Organizing

What area of your home or office is the most disorganized? Most people say “my closet,” but what about the garage? How about the pantry? Or that one room downstairs we’ve started calling the storage room? Anyway, most of us probably have a lot of room to improve when it comes to getting our spaces organized.

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The Bulletin 📌 

Thanksgiving Point Job Fair 📃 

“Bring your resume to the Amber Room at the Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life and be prepared to interview with Thanksgiving Point management on-the-spot! There are available positions for part-time and seasonal work.” More info

Royal Blueberry Cougar Tail 🍩 

BYU announced a new “royal blueberry” flavor. “Royal blueberry will make its debut at the men’s basketball regular season finale against Utah on March 8.” Article

Bella’s Market in Vineyard (Utah City) 🍅 

“Vineyard breaks ground on first grocery store in city limits, first Utah City amenity…Utah City is a 700-acre mixed master plan community located on the eastern shore of Utah Lake. According to its website, Utah City is planned to be a sustainable, urban center that prioritizes walkability and wellness.” Article

Today
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Snow White 🥧 

For 40 years, the Utah Metropolitan Ballet has been performing for audiences in Utah County and beyond. And this year, their 40th Anniversary year, they’ll be doing some of their most stunning performances yet.

So, just before Disney releases their live action Snow White movie (sometime in mid-March), see Snow White LIVE at the Covey Center for the Arts in Provo!
Performance Dates/Times:
🩰 Today at 7pm
🩰 Tomorrow (Saturday) at 2pm and 7pm (plus one special, free performance for families affected by autism, here’s the request form)
🩰 Monday at 7pm

Covey Center in Provo | Feb 28 - Mar 3 | Tickets

34th Annual Hunger Banquet 🍽️

It’s a party with a purpose. Every banquet-goer will be randomly assigned a social class. There’s entertainment, speakers, but the food will be dependent on you assigned income-level.

BYU alumnus Josh Brazier founded the Kaiizen Foundation more than twenty years ago. Since that time they have been leading service trips and raising funds for organizations around the world. This year all the proceeds all go to the Provo Food and Care Coalition!

BYU Wilkinson Center | 7pm | More info

Frosty Fun Adventure Challenge ⛷️ 

The Utah Every Kid Outdoors Adventure Challenge right now is to go cross country skiing. So, today only, try out cross-country skiing, for FREE, at Soldier Hollow!
Soldier Hollow | 2pm - 4pm | More info

Jazz Legacy Band 🎺 

Come pay tribute to Black American Composers at BYU tonight! BYU’s Jazz Legacy Band specializes in playing “authentic and new renditions of music mainly from the pre-bebop genres of jazz: music that was first created by masters such as Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman,” and more! (Free event)
BYU Concert Hall | 7:30pm | More info

Also:
👉️ God So Loved the World at Main Stage Theater (Lux Choral Society’s Men’s and Women’s Choruses)
👉️ Drop-n-Decorate at Baking Me Crazy from 4pm - 8pm
👉️ Night Owling at Sundance
👉️ Emerald Ball - Blacklight Masquerade for UVU students
👉️ BYU Men’s Volleyball vs Barry University (home) at 7pm
👉️ An Evening of Stars at the Scera (it’s the 19th annual Benefits Gala, silent auction, dinner, awards show)
👉️ Cookie Monster Bingo Night at 7pm (a fundraiser with bingo, cookies, prizes)

Saturday
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BYU Sports 🏐 

“First of all, what kind of mythical powers does a Sun Devil have? We’ve got to consider that.” — Mike Leach

Cheer on the Cougars, live, at three different sporting events today! The women’s tennis team will be taking on Fresno State at 11am. The women’s basketball team is going to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils at the Marriott Center at 4pm. And finally, at 7pm, the men’s volleyball team is taking on Barry University in the Smith Fieldhouse.

At 8pm the men’s basketball team will be playing against Arizona, at Arizona. Definitely a tough game — but the Cougs may have found their groove. (You can watch that game on ESPN.) Finally, baseball will also be playing an away game at Cal State Northridge, which you can listen to on BYU Radio at 2pm.

💰️ Show Me The Money 💰️ 
Come enjoy a free financial planning seminar at the BYU Hinckley Center. Speakers will include both professors and local finance professionals. Here are some of the topic titles: "Money and Relationships", "Prioritize Spending to Free Yourself from Debt.” This is a free, 2-hour event, and they will serve refreshments as well!
Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center | 10am - 12 noon | More info

🐻‍❄️ Polar Bear Celebration
Random polar bear fact we recently learned: Native Alaskans have long claimed that polar bears use tools like rocks and chunks of ice to hunt walruses. Scientists have always dismissed these accounts as myths — until recently when they too observed this same behavior! Not that this has anything to do with this Hogle Zoo event except that it’s about polar bears, just thought it was interesting. Anyway, the Hogle Zoo will be doing special presentations about resident polar bears Nikita and Neva!
Utah Hogle Zoo | 10am - 2pm | More info

Also:
👉️ Trivia Night at the Bean Museum
👉️ Nashville Songwriter Spotlight at the Covey Center
👉️ Job Fair at Thanksgiving Point

Live Music 🎸

@ The Velour
Friday - Jenn Blosil, Sarah June, Back Patio, Sasha Haydn
Saturday - Ysabelle Cuevas will perform alongside Ashley Hess, Rachel James, Grace Wawro

@ The Boardwalk
Friday - Kiss Your Idols, Burnt Film, Monkey Thought
Saturday - Lello, The Rest, Skolars

@ The Social
Friday - Live music starts at 8pm
Saturday - Live music starts at 8pm

Local Business
Bangkok Wasabi 🌶️🍣

You probably already have a favorite Thai restaurant. But don’t get too attached — because we might have found your new favorite.

In fact, it’s more than a Thai restaurant, it’s a Thai-Japanese restaurant! Traditional Thai dishes are served, of course, but they also have a very impressive sushi menu.

A few more facts about Bangkok Wasabi, they opened up in 2023, the restaurant has an open kitchen design (gives the restaurant a great feel), and some of their most popular Thai dishes are their Pad Thai, their Pad kee Maow, and their Yellow Curry. 🍛 

Check out their menu (including their lunch specials, 40%-50% off sushi!)
📍 124 S State State, Orem

Thanks!

Thanks for reading! Only one more (official) month of winter! 😉 

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

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