What's Happening in Provo and Orem | Mar. 10, 2025

What’s Up Provo!

Happy International Day of Awesomeness! 🌟 

March 10th was chosen as the International Day of Awesomeness because it’s also Chuck Norris’s birthday. He was born March 10, 1940 — and he died 20 years ago! Death is just too afraid to tell him.

A few highlights of today’s newsletter:

• 🦋 Butterfly Madness, Rock the Hall Winter Concert Series, Pokémon Club, Salt Lake Tabernacle Organists Recital, Author Event: Paper Daughters of Chinatown

• 🎟️ Summer Bluebird Cafe Concert Series, St. Patrick’s Day Concert, Mat Kearney Live at Rehearsal Hall

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Today
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Butterfly Madness 🦋 

It’s going to be complete madness at Thanksgiving point all week! Almost 2,000 wild chaotic butterflies on the loose! Puzzle pieces scattered everywhere! (Butterfly Madness Scavenger Hunt.) And butterfly competitions! (Butterfly Madness Bracket, fill out a perfect bracket and win a prize.)

Butterfly Biosphere tickets are $17 - $24, but if you’re a Thanksgiving Point member it’s free.

Thanksgiving Point | March 10 - 15 | More info

🩰 Wasatch Ballet: 25th Anniversary Show
The Wasatch Ballet is turning 25 and to celebrate they will be having a special performance tonight. Enjoy some old favorites and some new dances as well!
Orem Library | 6:30pm - 8pm | More info

🎸 Rock the Hall Winter Concert Series
This is the last of Mapleton’s winter concert series. Tonight’s concert will feature Lunch at Lew’s. It’s a free concert, but BYOC. (bring your own chair)
Mapleton Memorial Hall | 7pm | More info

🐐 Imagication
Never used the goat emoji before… This week at Imagication they will be reading The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Snow White and “The Evil Queen” will be there, and Rooster’s Gourmet Popcorn is sponsoring the treat! (Free, but registration is required)
University Place | 11am | More info

Also:
👉️ Spanish Cooking - One Night Only at the Provo Rec Center
👉️ Pokémon Club at the Springville Library
👉️ Trivia Night at the Provo Library

Tuesday
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Salt Lake Tabernacle Organists Recital 🎹 

“This concert features all current and emeritus Salt Lake Tabernacle organists trying their hands and feet at the new Létourneau concert organ. Performers include Richard Elliott, Andrew Unsworth, Brian Mathias, Linda Margetts, Joseph Peeples, John Longhurst, Clay Christiansen, and Bonnie Goodliffe.”

We wanted to learn more about this “Létourneau concert organ”. BYU purchased it from Létourneau Organs (based in Quebec). It took two and a half years and “25 full-time craftspeople and specialists” to build it!

Tickets are $10 - $16

BYU Concert Hall | 7:30pm | More info

🧘 Yoga at the library
Family Yoga at 6pm and Adult All-Abilities Yoga at 7pm (both are in The Nelson Attic).

Because we’re so grateful for the Provo Library and all they do we looked up yoga relationship with gratitude. According to Google’s AI thing, you can show your gratitude with yoga in at least two ways. One way is to inhale while reaching for the sky and then exhale in a cactus pose. The other way is to look back between your thighs and be grateful for what has happened to you...

Also:
👉️ Utah Historical Society Lecture Series: Lynching’s in Utah at 7pm in room 201 of the Provo Library
👉️ Senior Book Club: Magic of Ordinary Days at 1pm at the Provo Rec Center
👉️ Tween Space: Art Space at the Springville Library

Wednesday
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Author Event: Paper Daughters of Chinatown 🏮 

Heather B. Moore and Allison Hong Merrill, co-authors of THE PAPER DAUGHTERS OF CHINATOWN YOUNG READER'S EDITION, will be at the Provo Library for this special author event celebrating Women’s History Month. There will be a discussion, games, prizes and a book signing! Free event, but registration is required.

About The Paper Daughters of Chinatown: “Based on the true story of two friends who unite to help rescue immigrant women and girls in San Francisco’s Chinatown in the late 1890s.” The two friends are Tai Choi, who was sold into slavery and brought to San Francisco, and Dolly Cameron, who originally moved to San Francisco to teach at the Occidental Mission Home for Girls.

Provo Library | 7pm - 9pm | More info

Also:
👉️ Check It Out! Book Club: Circus Mirandus for children in grades 4-6 at the Orem Library
👉️ Alterations Lab: Bringing in and Shortening class at Sew Vintage
👉️ Leprechaun Hunt at the Springville Library
👉️ BYU Singers: Musica Eclectica at 7:30pm

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The Bulletin 📌 

Sports 🏀 

🏐 BYU loses 5 set thriller to USC on Friday and again drops one on Saturday
🏀 BYU men’s basketball beats Utah 85-74. Highlights 
🏆️ Preview of the Big 12 basketball tournaments. Article
🏀 BYU women’s basketball coach steps down. Article
🥎 BYU softball beats ASU 6-5

Reminders and Notices ⚠️ 

Summer Bluebird Cafe Concert Series 🪕 

“The legendary songwriters and performers of Nashville take center stage at our Summer Bluebird Cafe Concert Series located at the Summer Theatre.” Tickets go on sale on March 25th but you can get early access by booking a “Bluebird Concert Series Lodging Package” by March 16th. More info

St. Patrick’s Day Concert ☘️ 

“Enjoy an evening of traditional Irish and bagpipe music at this free concert for all ages. Online registration required. This concert is made possible through RAP Tax funds distributed by the Provo Arts Grant program.”
Monday, March 17 | Register

👯 Children’s Creative Dance Class Registration Opens Today
“FOR KIDS AGES 3-6 Come join us for a free creative dance class taught by qualified instructors from Wasatch Contemporary Dance Company!” More info

✍️ Writer’s Workshop with Richard Paul Evans
“New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans shares how to write, publish, and market your book.” March 15 from 2pm - 6pm. Register

🌱 Learn It: Growing Intention
“Work through a guided meditation and set your intentions for the new season as you plant seeds.” March 18th. Register

🎮️ Super Smash Bros Tournament
The Provo Library is hosting a bracket-style super smash tournament. All controllers will be provided. March 22. Register

🎸 Mat Kearney Live at Rehearsal Hall
Sundance will be hosting Mat Kearney for a performance on Friday! Tickets aren’t the easiest to come by. Check out how to get some here.

🛹 Carry On Damaged Goods Event
The event will be March 15th at Thread (Carry On) in Provo. Tickets on sale now
Also, you can now register your kids for their spring program (they’ll learn to skateboard with a focus on building mental skills, and building confidence, resilience, and focus).

🎸🦇 Aquabats @ the Fork Fest
Tickets on sale now! More info

⛺️ Camp Big Springs
Registration for 5th grade Camp Big Springs has been extend and will now close on Friday, March 14, 2025. More info

😵 The Incredible Boris
A hilarious hypnotic event with legendary comedy hypnotist The Incredible Boris Cherniak. Performances are on April 2 & 3 and tickets are on sale now!

Also:
👉️ Library Kids: End of the Rainbow Whirligigs on March 13. Registration opens today
👉️ Tween Thursdays: Legend of Zelda Party on March 13. Registration opens today
👉️ Author Event: Kathryn Purdie (author of The Deathly Grimm and The Forest Grimm) at the Provo Library March 25. Registration required

Deals 🤑 

🥧 Pi Day Deals
Lots of deals coming up on Pi Day (March 14th). For example: 7-Eleven Rewards members can grab a large pizza (any flavor) for $3.14. Burger King is offering a free Hershey’s Pie with a purchase of $3.14 or more on Pi Day. At Blaze Pizza you can buy any 11-inch pizza at Blaze Pizza and get a second pizza for $3.14. There’s a bunch of them.

👚 Curveture
Curveture is a plus-size thrift boutique in Provo (located at 1394 Freedom) and they have a $2 clearance sale from Thursday to Saturday this week!

Thanks!

Thanks for reading What’s Up Provo! Please share it with your go to yoga companion! 😉 

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

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