What's Happening in Provo and Orem | Jan. 13, 2025

What’s Up Provo! For you Welsh out there, Happy Calennig! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

And to our Korean friends, Happy Korean American Day! 🇰🇷

For the rest of you—it’s Clean Your Desk Day... 🧹

A few highlights of today’s newsletter:

• 🍯 Winnie the Pooh Party, Silicon Slopes at UVU, Nathan Jackman at BYU, Wildwood concert at the Scera, Wicked Night in Lehi

• ⚖️ Provo City Council voting tomorrow to make changes to the Noise Ordinance

• 🎭️ Audition deadlines coming up

Local Business
Chicken in the Kitchen 🍗 

It’s Korean American Day, so we have to talk about Chicken in the Kitchen again! Chicken in the Kitchen, aka CIK, is tucked away in the corner of the Rancho Market parking lot, truly “Utah’s hidden gem” (quote taken from a Google review, but we agree).

It is owned by a Korean family, who now calls Provo their home—so you know they’re going to serve real Korean flavors.

Here are some of their other reviews: “majestic,” “prepare to have your culinary life changed,” “I've had Korean chicken all over the world. This is one of the best out there.”

The fried chicken wings are probably their most popular item, and they come with one of their amazing sauces:
🔴 Sweet red
🔥 Angry red (spicy)
🥇 Golden soy
😡 Angry soy (spicy)
🧅 Creamy onion

Other check out their deluxe chicken sandwich, crispy chicken salad (topped with Crispy Bites), and bulgogi fries. 맛있다!

Reviews | CIK’s Menu

Nothing in this section is sponsored. We’ll always let you know if something is sponsored.

The Bulletin 📌 

Flood Maps being updated in Provo (flood insurance impact) 🌊 

FEMA is updating its flood maps for the Provo River and Utah Lake for the first time since the 1980s. Big changes could impact some Provo residents, especially west of Geneva Road, where the old levees apparently no longer meet federal standards. The main impact of this, from what we understand, is increased flood insurance rates for some of us. Check out the new maps and appeal them if needed before March 18, 2025. Article

Lucky 5 reopens in Spanish Fork 🍙 

Fans of wontons and Kung Pao Chicken will be happy to hear that Lucky 5, a Chinese restaurant in Spanish Fork, is open again! There was a fire in the restaurant but because of the quick actions of the Spanish Fork fire department, the damage was minimal. Article | Menu

Sports 🏐 

🏀 BYU women’s basketball loses to Kansas State at home 92-65. Recap
🏀 BYU men’s basketball loses a close one to TCU on the road 71-67. Recap
🏐 BYU men’s volleyball sweeps St. Thomas Aquinas. Recap
🤸 BYU gymnastics falls to Oregon State at Oregon State, 196.400-194.200. Recap

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Today
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Winnie the Pooh Day 🍯

A.A. Milne’s birthday is coming up (January 18th) and in honor of A.A. Milne (the author of Winnie the Pooh), the Orem Library is having a Winnie the Pooh day celebration!

So come with the other Winnie the Pooh fans in your family, enjoy the games and activities, and show your gratitude for all the joy the Winnie the Pooh stories have brought into the world! All ages welcome!

"We didn't realize we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun." — Winnie The Pooh

Orem Library | 6 pm - 7pm | More info

🧙✨ An Evening of Stories
Join storytellers Karla Huntsman, Nannette Watts, and Wendy Folsom (who have decades of storytelling experience) at the Springville Library this evening for a night of interactive storytelling. "There’s always room for a story…” — J.K. Rowling
Springville Library | 7pm-8pm | More info

🎥 Free Showing of Shadow of a Doubt (1948)
Dive into the suspense of another Alfred Hitchcock movie. (The Orem Library is showing Alfred Hitchcock movies all month.) Fun fact about this one: apparently Shadow of a Doubt is one of Hitchcock's personal favorites.
Orem Library | 6:30pm-8:30pm | More info

Also:
👉 Wicked Night at the Lehi Ice Rink
👉 ParenTeen Night at Springville Library
👉️ Trivia Night at the Provo Library at 7pm

Tuesday
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Silicon Slopes at UVU 🖥️ 

This will mark the first time that Silicon Slopes will be held at a college campus. (Silicon Slopes is by far Utah’s biggest tech event, and probably Utah’s biggest business event in general.)

Another bold move they are making this year is that it will be FREE and open to the public! There is a VIP ticket you can purchase that gives you extra access to things, but great to hear that there is a free option!

The first half of Silicon Slopes will be held at UVU, as we’ve mentioned, and the last two days will be in Salt Lake at the Salt Palace. (You can see the agenda for each day by going to their website, see the link we included below).

So business owners and business professionals—don’t miss out on this one! Tons of great speakers, so many great people to meet (usually about 20,000 attendees every year!), and in general it’s just a fun and exciting event.

UVU | January 14–15 (at UVU) starting at 9am each day | More info

Theater in Utah: Historical Society Lecture at the Library 🎭

Did you know that Joseph Smith established a "Fun House" in Nauvoo? Or that Brigham Young was an actor himself? And that he once said that, if placed on a cannibal island, the first thing he'd do is build a theater…

The history of the theater is strong in Utah! So tonight, step back in time with Daryl Tucker, and discover the stories behind the first theaters built in Utah and how live performances have united people across the state throughout the years.

The Provo Library (Room 201) | 7pm | Free and open to the public

✨ BYU Devotional: President and Sister Reese
We’re definitely fans of the Reeses. (And of Reese’s 🍫, but that’s beside the point.) Don’t miss this chance to hear from President Shane Reese and Sister Wendy Reese this afternoon!
BYU Marriott Center | 11:05 AM | More info

🎶🏆️ BYU Voice Competition
Come see BYU’s classical voice students showcase their talent (for free) in the Young Artists of Voice Competition. The winner takes the Singer of the Year Award!
BYU Recital Hall | 7 PM (Jan 14–18) | More info

🏀 BYU vs Oklahoma State
Let’s bounce back cougars! Be there and be loud for when the BYU men’s basketball team (hopefully) takes down the OK State cowboys!
Marriott Center| 7pm | Tickets | Watch

Also:
👉 Wildwood concert at the Scera
👉 Guest Artist: Fie Schouten, Tobias Klein at BYU

Wednesday
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Nathan Jackman at BYU 🎵 

Don’t miss guest artist Nathan Jackman’s one-night-only performance at BYU. Come, enjoy, and be inspired (for free!) by his masterful blend of classical and modern music.
BYU Choral Hall | 8 PM | More info

✨ Restoration Premiere of How Near To The Angels (1956)
How Near to the Angels (1956) is considered a landmark in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint’s cinematic history. It tells the story of a girl as she navigates the difficult teenage years. This film has been restored and so now for the first time in a long time it is being showed to the public!
BYU Library Auditorium | 7 PM | More info

Also:
👉 Faculty Recital Head-to-Head at BYU Recital Hall (will be a note-worthy battle)
👉 Craft Night: Snowy Tree Year Goals at Education in Zion Gallery
👉️ The Wild Robot family movie night at the Provo Library (movies starts at 7pm!)
👉️ Mock Caldecott at the Provo Library from 6pm to 9pm

Kinda Useful Trivia 🤓

Lots of theatre and performance-related events and reminders today, so we have a theater/theatre related trivia question today.

Some background info: There is a theater in Utah that is not only the longest running theater in Utah, but it might be the oldest running cinematic theaters in the country! (Also according to wikipedia it had (has?) an underground tunnel that was used to smuggle alcohol during the American prohibition…)

Question: In what city is this theater located?

Hint: The name of the theater is the Casino Star 🎰⭐️ 

Here’s a somewhat recent photo of it:

See the answer at the bottom of this email.

Reminders and Notices ⚠️

Provo City Council voting tomorrow to make changes to the Noise Ordinance ⚖️ 

The City Council will be voting about a few proposed changes to the Noise Ordinance tomorrow. So go to opencityhall.provo.org or email [email protected] to make sure your voice is heard. Here is what they will be voting on:

🔊 Standardizing noise limits based on time of day/zone.
🔊 Giving an exemption to official stadium (athletic) competitions, regardless of time. This means that non-athletic events (that exceed the noise limit after 10pm) will require a permit.
🔊 More liability for people who are repeat noise violators.

📕 Read Out-Loud Together Bookclub
The book club is meeting this Saturday to talk about the introduction of the The Red Deal, written by The Red Nation. This is a read out-loud together book club, so no homework! (Also it will be at North Park so might be good to bundle up.)
More info

🎭️ Something Rotten Auditions
The Ruth is putting on Something Rotten (“two struggling playwright brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom, who are desperately trying to write a hit play during the Renaissance, all while being overshadowed by the famous playwright William Shakespeare”), and the video submission deadline is coming up. More details will be coming soon.
Deadline: Feb 10 | More info

🕺 Add/Drop Deadline for Covey Center Classes
The Covey Center offers Voice/Theater/Dance classes for preschool kids, toddlers, teens, adults, everyone! The classes for the Spring 2025 season (Jan - Apr) have started, but you can still join (depending on availability). The add/drop deadline is coming up though (Jan 31). See all their classes

🎭️ Hunchback and Into the Woods Auditions
The Kids in the ACTA Youth Theatre has one more audition day (this Saturday, Jan. 18) for upcoming plays, Hunchback and Into the Woods. For kids 8-13 and teens 13-18. More info

🛹 Carry On Winter Programs
The Carry On Foundation is the non-profit arm of Thread here in Provo. They have a variety of skateboarding and action sports classes that start this week. Limited spots are still available for most classes, including Action Tots, Skater Tots, Beginner Skateboarding, and even Adult Skateboarding (it’s never too late to teach an old dog…how to skateboard). We love their focus on mental skills training. More info

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Thanks for reading! Have a great start to the week! 😉 

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Trivia Answer ✏️ 

The longest running theater in Utah (and maybe the longest running theater in the country) was established by Sims Duggins. He used the money he had earned from a saloon he owned in Provo, and in 1913 he went to GUNNISON and built the now famous theater, the Casino Star 🎰⭐️!

Answer: Gunnison, Utah

Some other facts about the theater: As you might guess, based on the rumors of it having a tunnel for smuggling alcohol, the Casino Star has a scandalous past. A murder might have taken place in it. And some say it is haunted. But what old theater isn’t…