What's Happening in Provo and Orem | Mar. 28, 2025

What’s Up Provo!

Happy National Something on a Stick Day!

If WUP was a food on a stick we’d be one of those fruit kebabs — sweet, refreshing, and good for you (especially compared to the rest of your inbox). 🍓 

A few highlights of today’s newsletter:

• 🟢🔴🔵🟡 Festival of Colors, PopCon, Provo Spring Home Show: Day 1 & 2, Soar into Spring

• 🎙️ Jersey Boys opening at The Ruth

• 🌸 Spring Break Sneak Peak

In Partnership with Melissa Kamar
Housing market’s busiest time of year 🌸 

If you don’t already know, spring is one of the best times to list a home.

Why? Well according to CNBC, the housing market is the most active during the spring as “homebuyers are often looking to close a purchase before summer kicks off and well in advance of the new school year”

If you’re looking to buy/sell this spring or summer talk to Melissa Kamar — realtor at Stringham West Realty.

📱Cell: (801) 960-3515
☎️ Office: (801) 377-8140
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Today
55° | ⛅️ | 20%

Jersey Boys 🎙️ 

“Embark on The Four Seasons' incredible journey from New Jersey underdogs to 1960s rock sensations” (The Four Seasons aka Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons had hits like “Oh What A Night”, "Can’t Take My Eyes off of You," "Big Girls Don’t Cry").

The play is the winner of multiple Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and The Ruth’s presentation of Jersey Boys will be with a new script that removes the swears “while preserving the heart, harmony, and history!”

The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater (401 South Pleasant Grove Boulevard, Pleasant Grove) | Opening Night is tonight Mar. 28, show runs until May 10, 2025 | More info

PopCon 💥👾🧙‍♂️

Cospaly, superheroes, giant Pac-Man, comic books, anime, Swiftie Central, fantasy, vendors — the first ever PopCon at the Springville Library tonight!

Costumes are encouraged, of course. In fact, there will be a costume contest so there’s a chance you could win a prize! (If you want to win, learn from the kid in the picture. It’s not just about the level of detail, you gotta also bring the swagger.)

Springville Library | 7pm | More info

Provo Spring Home Show: Day 1 🏘️ 

Free home show today and tomorrow at the Utah Valley Convention Center, and it is free to attend! Learn all the new trends in solar power, home automation, security, design, plus meet local and national experts to get you ready for any outdoor, or indoor remodel or repair.

Utah Valley Convention Center | Today: noon to 8pm, Saturday 10am to 6pm | More info

🚂🎤 Taylor Dance Party Train
The ultimate Swiftie dance part on rails! Taylor look-a-likes are encouraged to dress up and there will be soda and concessions available on board.
Heber Valley Railroad | 7pm | More info

Also:
👉 Miracle March Rail Jam 2025 at Sundance Resort
👉️ Concert Choir and Men’s Chorus at BYU at 7:30pm
👉️ BYU softball vs #10 Arizona (home) 5pm MDT
👉️ BYU baseball vs West Virginia (home) at 6:30pm MDT
👉️ BYU football alumni game at 6pm at LES (also on BYUtv)

Saturday
50° | ⛅️ | 20%

The Holi Festival of Colors 🟢🔴🔵🟡

“Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates spring, love, and new life”. Also, the goal is to leave the party looking like a human skittle!

You probably know all about this one already (it’s been a popular event for many years now), but in case you don’t know about it, the festival is at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork.

It will be a weekend filled with live music, dancing and dancing performances, yoga sessions, delicious “veg” dishes (our favorite Indian vegetarian dishes are brinjal curry & paneer tikka masala, in case you’re wondering) — but the main event is the color throwing. Throw your powdered colors in the air, or even better, right in your friend’s face! You might want to wear sunglasses.

Tickets are $10 at the gate, kids 12 and under are free (pre-register online to save some money and avoid the lines). Also, important note, parking is a beast, here are some parking tips.

Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork | March 29, 10am-5pm & March 30, 11am-4pm | More info

Soar into Spring 🪁

It’s the season-opening celebration at Thanksgiving Point! Explore the gardens, participate in the mini-kite making and the scavenger hunt, and if you have leftover powder from the Festival of Colors you can run around and throw colored powder at people!

Actually… no. Don’t do that. We made that last part up. But here’s something we didn’t make up: In addition to exploring and kite flying, etc., you can also stop by the greenhouse to take home a starter plant.

So there you go, enjoy some good, clean fun at Thanksgiving Point. No color fights. Soar into Spring is free for Thanksgiving Point members, and if you’re not a member you can attend with the purchase of a regular Ashton Gardens ticket.

Ashton Gardens | 9am-8pm | More info

🍅 Provo Farmer’s Market
Not just vendors, they’re also going to have live music! Music will be by Maylee Robbins (from Nashville) from 11:30am to 12:30pm and Some Other Planet (piano-driven jazz/pop/rock group) from 1pm to 2:30pm.
Provo Towne Centre | 10am - 2:30pm | More info

Also:
👉️ Fine Art Business Fair from 10am to 2pm at the Springville Museum of Art
👉 Kyle Martin's 'Billy Joel' at the Covey Center
👉 Pet Sweaters at Heindselman’s Yarn & Needlework
👉 Opposites Attract at 5:30pm at BYU
👉️ Provo Spring Home Show: Day 2 from 10am to 6pm
👉 JAZZ LEGACY BAND (free) at 7:30pm at BYU

Local Scenes 📷️ 

📍 Rock Island Waterfowl Management Area looking west (last week)
📸 by Bryce Giesmann | @bgiesmann

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The Bulletin 📌

New Tabitha’s Way in Spanish Fork 🍞 

“Tabitha's Way opens new Spanish Fork food pantry to increase capacity by 76%” Article

BYU falls to Alabama 🏀 

Amazing year, picked to be 9th in the BIG 12 and yet made it to the Sweet Sixteen. Really grateful for all the fun and entertainment this year’s team provided. “3 takeaways from BYU’s Sweet 16 loss against Alabama” Article

Looking ahead to Spring Break (next week) 🧒 

🧪 Little Beaker 2025 Spring Break Camps (March 31st - April 4th) More info
🏀 One-day Skills Clinic at the Provo Rec Center. More info
🏛️ Camp Springville at the Springville Library. More info
🛼 Kid’s spring break skate camp. More info

Have an announcement to make? 📢 

If you have an event coming up 🎉 , or you’re putting on a sale 🤑, or if you just want the good people of Provo, Orem, Springville, etc. to know your business better — then reach out!

📧 [email protected] (or you can just reply to this email)

Live Music 🎸

@ The Velour
Friday - Fictionist, Robert Loud (album release show)
Saturday - Seaslak, Botanical Animal, Samuel Charles

@ The Boardwalk
Friday - Prom Night, Peer Pressure, Mason Wright
Saturday - St Cruz, Cansisco, Rejected Takeoff

@ The Rise
Friday - Pat’s Cajamas, Denny’s Band, Honey Scuff
Saturday - Southernmost Gravy, The Bush Boys, River the Kid

Edna’s in Provo 🍽️ 

Edna’s has been around in Lehi for a while, but they opened up a new location in Provo late October last year. And it’s been a hit!

We assume at some point, someone in their kitchen had the crazy idea of putting raspberry jam on a burger — but turns out that person wasn’t crazy at all because it’s actually delicious. Long story short, they have amazing burgers.

They also have yummy steak frites, a great creamy balsamic bread dip, and much more. The sweet potato waffle fries are awesome — crispy, sweet, and salty. 👌 And we haven’t tried the desserts but we’ve heard they’re amazing, too.

Great food, great service, big portions. They just keep bringing out the free bread and balsamic dip while you’re waiting, which we love. Plus they’ve got a few huge circle tables, and huge circle tables are definitely the way to go if you’re eating with a big group.

📍 250 W Center St #100
💲 About $15-$30 for an entrée

Thanks!

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