What's Happening in Provo and Orem | Feb. 24, 2025

What’s Up Provo!

Happy National Tortilla Chip Day! 😋 

As we all know, the best tortilla chips are Juantonio’s. A little greasy, but so good.

A few of today’s highlights:

• 📽️ ZIFF 2025 - Opening Night, Imagication: Superheroes, Jeff Coffin from the Dave Matthews Band at BYU

• 🦢 Swan Lake by the Grand Kyiv Ballet

• 🍔 Freddy’s Steakburger Day ($1 for a Freddy’s Original Double)

In Partnership with
Melissa Kamar @ Stringham West Realty 🏠️ 

Pro tip #1 for selling your home, (from Melissa Kamar, real estate agent at Stringham West Realty):

👉️ Get a professional photographer

Some crazy stats showing just how important it is to have great pictures:

• Wall Street Journal found that listings with professional photos got 61% more views online as compared to homes that didn’t have professional photos.

• Studies show that listings with professional photos spent an average of 10 days less on the market than those without.

• According to Redfin, professionally photographed homes sell for 47% higher asking price per square foot!

If you want to some advice on which photographers to use, which tools to consider (drone shots? 3D tour?), and how to best prep your home to be sold this summer — then talk to Melissa Kamar and the experts at Stringham West Realty!

📱Cell: (801) 960-3515
☎️ Office: (801) 377-8140
📧 [email protected]

The Bulletin 📌 

Spring weather teaser 🌼 

“Warm temperatures look to stick around for the next seven days” “…daytime highs will be about 8-15° above seasonal norms, which means mid 50s in the north, mid 60s in the south, and mid 70s for the St. George area” Article

BYU MBA Ranking 🎓️ 

“Financial Times ranks BYU in top 10 in two categories, No. 11 in another.” Article

Sports 🏀🎾 

⚾️ BYU baseball loses 9-4 to CSUN. Recap
🏀 UVU men’s basketball beats Seattle U 61-55. Recap
🏀 BYU women’s basketball loses to Arizona State in OT, 85-73. Recap
🏐 BYU sweeps Barry, beating the Buccaneers 3-0 on Saturday. Recap
🎾 BYU men’s tennis sweeps Idaho 7-0. Recap
🏀 BYU men’s basketball beats Arizona in Tucson, 96-95. Recap

Last week to get free gelato 🍨 

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Today
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ZIFF 2025 - Opening Night 📽️

The 24th Annual Zions Indie Film fest starts tonight at the Scera! This film fest is quickly becoming one of the leading indie film festivals in the intermountain west and the lineup this year is full award winning films.

Too many movies to mention them all here, but the “coveted opening night kickoff slot” was given to the T.C. Christensen’s new movie, “Raising the Bar - The Alma Richards Story.”

Check out the film lineup here, and use the “Info and Tickets” links to see the movie trailers for each.

Scera | Feb 24 - March 1 | More info

👨‍👩‍👦 Strengthen Your Relationship
This is a Guiding Choices class for parents of kids that are 9 to 14 years old. Learn some tools and be more ready for helping your kids be more ready for the challenges they will inevitably face. Dinner for the whole family plus childcare and activities for the kids!
Lindon Community Center | 6pm to 8pm | More info

🦇😼 Imagication: Superheroes
At Imagication this week (Imagication comes around every 2nd and 4th Monday), they will be reading “Even Superheroes Have Bad Days”, Batman and Catwoman will be there, and Bobby’s Burgers is sponsoring the treat!
University Place (City Court in front of Dillard’s) | 11am | More info/Register

Also:
👉️ Architecture Career Fair at UVU from 10am to 12:30pm
👉️ Oliver’s Place Classes (Kids Robotics Classes + Adult Classes) at 4pm
👉️ Zoo Scavenger Hunt FHE at BYU for families (free refreshments)
👉️ Color Me Mind Family Night ($3 studio fee per painter after 5pm)
👉️ League of Superpets, Family Movie Night at the Provo Library

Tuesday
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Tuesday Tunes 🎶 

Bridget Ence Jackson has been invited to perform at University Place for Tuesday Tunes (one of the last Tuesday Tunes of the season). Bridget is a professional harpist from Las Vegas, Nevada. She has been playing the harp for 20 years, she’s the first person to graduate from UVU with a Bachelor's Degree in Harp Performance, and she is the harpist in the band Little Moon, which won the NPR Tiny Desk competition!
University Place (Urban Court by Rush Funplex) | 5pm - 7pm | More info

Author Event: Kathryn Purdie 🐺 

“Once upon a time, villagers would whisper their desires to The Book of Fortunes, and its pages would reveal how to obtain them. All was well until someone used the book for evil…”

#1 New York Time bestselling author, Kathryn Purdie, will be at the Provo Library talking about the release of her new book “The Forest Grimm.” Kathryn’s books have put a “fresh twist on the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm”, so hear what inspired her and get your book signed!

Registration opens up for this on the day of the event (tomorrow). We don’t know what time but we assume you might need to move fast to grab a spot.

Provo Library | 7pm | More info

🕺 Hubbard Street Dance Chicago @ The Noorda
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago started in 1977, when Lou Conte gathered an ensemble of four dancers to perform in senior centers across Chicago. Now they tour the country, and they are at The Noorda tomorrow night!
The Noorda at UVU | 7:30pm | More info

🎻 Violin Showcase: A Night of Excellence
Free concert! The best violinists from the School of Music at BYU are going to perform “some of the most wonderful music ever written”. (Bohemian Rhapsody? Hotel California? Always be my baby?) Anyway, should be great.
BYU Recital Hall | 7:30pm | More info

Also:
👉️ BYU women's basketball vs. Kansas at 7pm (home)
👉️ Tween Scene: Heart to Heart Parent-Kid Dance at the Orem Library
👉️ "Can the Constitution Unify Americans?” BYU Forum at 11:05am

Wednesday
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BYU Living Legends: Seasons 🌴💃🔥

BYU’s Living Legends performance is called “Seasons”, and it will be celebrating Latin American, Native American, and Polynesian cultures. They will be performing Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and twice on Saturday, and tickets are $18.
BYU’s Dance Performance Theatre | Wed - Fri at 7:30pm and Sat at 2pm, 7:30pm | More info

BYU Jazz Showcase 🎷 

Jeff Coffin from the Dave Matthews Band (and a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer) will be featured at the Jazz Combo Showcase this Wednesday at BYU!

BYU’s jazz combos will also be playing a variety of songs, “from bebop to bossa nova and American Songbook to funk.”

BYU Recital Hall | 7:30pm | More info

Also:
👉️ BYU men’s basketball vs Arizona State (away) at 7:30pm on ESPN+
👉️ Creating a Community of Kindness with Kirby Heyborne (service, fun, Chick-fil-a and prizes!) at PG High School

Reminders and Notices ⚠️ 

JKR Gallery Submission Deadline 🖼️ 

Open call for "handscapes" (landscapes roughly the size of a hand, 5 x 7 inches). The artwork will go on display from July 11th until August 23rd, 2025.

There’s a $5 application fee and the application and the fee are DUE BY THIS FRIDAY, March 1, 2025.

More info | Also, check out their 2024 exhibition to get an idea of the kind of artwork they are looking for

🍎 Snow White by the Utah Metropolitan Ballet
Performances start Feb 28th! Last performance will be March 1st.
Tickets | Families Affected by Autism Performance

🍴 Auditions for The Fork
One audition, three shows. Most roles pay $1500-$2000 (+ signing bonus). Submit your audition by February 27th. More info

🎸 Fleetwood Visions concert
The renowned Fleetwood Mac tribute band in concert Friday, March 14, 2025 @ 7:30 PM. More info

🦢 Swan Lake by the Grand Kyiv Ballet
The performance will be Thursday, March 6, 2025 @ 7:00pm, and the tickets prices are $28 | $38 | $43 | $48 | $58. More info

🌷 Tulip Festival Tickets on sale
Thanksgiving Point’s Tulip Festival goes from April 9th until May 17th. Tickets on sale now! More info

🍬 Candy DNA and Wintry Polar Bear
Registration opens up today for these two Provo Library events. Wintry Polar Bear | Tween Thursdays: Candy DNA

Deals 🤑 

🦋 $5 Tuesdays
Last chance to take advantage of $5 Tuesdays @ Thanksgiving Point! Includes admission to:
🦋 Butterfly Biosphere
🚜 Curiosity Farms
🦖 Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life
🔍 Museum of Natural Curiosity
🌳 The Tree of Life Garden at Ashton Gardens

🍣 $6 for the Dylan
The most popular sushi roll at Five Sushi Brothers is the Dylan, and on Wednesdays it’s only $6!

🥤 Free Slurpee Friday
Last chance to get a Free Slurpee at 7-Eleven this Friday!

🍔 Freddy’s Steakburger Day
Today only, February 24th, get a $1 Freddy’s Original Double using the app (you have to be a Rewards member)
Freddy’s in Provo: 1025 S University Ave, Provo

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-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

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