What's Happening in Provo and Orem | Mar. 31, 2025

What’s Up Provo!

Last day of March! The weather has cooled just a little compared to last week, but here’s something that should warm you up — it’s Hug a Medievalist Day! 🫂 ⚔️ 

A few highlights of today’s newsletter:

• 🌷Tulip Festival, BYU v UVU, Sundance Ride to Win, Spring Break Basketball Clinic, Camp Springville,

• 🥩 Classes: Mosida Market, Easter Cake, Acrylic Painting

• 🎦 Sundance is leaving for Colorado

In Partnership with
100 Women Who Care - Utah Valley

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.”
— Helen Keller

We’re really happy to be spotlighting 100 Women Who Care. They’re an amazing group of women who work together to support charitable causes in Utah Valley. Here’s how it works:

• Every quarter, each member donates $100.

• At each meeting, three charities present their needs to the group.

• After the presentations the group votes and the top-voted charity takes home the full donation pot!

• Finally, at the next meeting, the winning charity comes back to share the impact their award made.

They’ve supported over 27 incredible charities, (including Dahlia’s Hope, CharityVision International, and Tabitha’s Way), and they’ve donated over $190,000! And they’re only getting started!

🌐 Go to their website to nominate a charity or just to learn more about 100 Women Who Care.
👉️ And, of course, if you want to make an impact while working with other like-minded women in Utah Valley, then become a member!

Today
55° | 🌧️ | 60%

Camp Springville 🏕️ 

“Imagine, Explore, and Discover at the library to earn this year’s official Camp Springville badge!” Lots happening at the Springville Library this week for Camp Springville, today and tonight there’s nature bingo, family fairytales @ 7pm, and lots of movies (Moana 2 @ 1pm, The Wild Robot @ 3:30pm, and Transformers One @ 6pm).

Tomorrow there’s the Rock, Paper, Scissors Relay at 1pm and the Trashion Show @ 7pm. And then on Wednesday there’s an interactive zoo coming to the library at 1pm and Family Fort Night (not Fortnite) at 7pm. The activities continue all week, for more info see their calendar.

Ride to Win ⛷️

Sundance is celebrating the last two weeks of the season with prizes! And Mother Nature is celebrating by giving us all some fresh snow!

Everyone that ski’s will be entered into the drawing and one of the prizes includes a free night stay at one of their cottages! Also they’ll be giving out sweatshirts and a dinner at the Foundry Grill. 🍔

Sundance | More info

Also:
👉️ Pizza Class at Fat Daddy’s Pizzeria
👉️ Beginning Drawing at the Provo Library
👉️ Little Beakers Spring Break Camp (starts today and goes all week)

Tuesday
41° | 🌨️ | 70%

The Cherry Orchard 🍒 

This BYU performance opened up just last week. Here’s the description: “After a prolonged absence following the death of her son, noblewoman Lyobov Ranevskaya returns to her home and finds the cherry orchard on the estate in full bloom. Despite the outward sign of prosperity, she is on the verge of financial ruin. Along with her brother, Gaev, Lyobov struggles to maintain the facade of gentility as their world crumbles around them.”

The play was written in 1903 by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, which is a fun name to say. Here are some other fun names to say (these are characters in the play by the way): Yepikhodov, Dunyasha, and Boris Borisovich Simeonov-Pishchik.

Ticket prices start at $17 and the shows dates and times are April 1-4 and 8-12 at 7:30pm and on April 12 at 2:00pm. More info

🥎 BYU vs UVU
Crosstown showdown! The UVU Wolverines are 10-21, and BYU is 20-9.
BYU’s Miller Park | 6pm | More info

Also:
👉️ University Chorale at BYU
👉️ UVU Symphony Orchestra at 7pm
👉️ Student Composer Showcase at BYU at 7:30pm (free)

Wednesday
45° | 🌨️ | 40%

Tulip Festival 🌷 

Fun facts about the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point (which starts on Wednesday and goes until May 17th), there are more than 900,000 flowers (of all types, not just tulips), and it was voted Utah’s Best Festival seven times!

Also, it’s not just about the acres and acres of beautiful flowers, on Fridays and Saturdays they will have live music, concessions, food trucks, vendors, topiaries, classes, and more.

Thanksgiving Point | April 2 - May 17 | More info

🏀 Jazz Youth Camp: Spring Break Basketball Clinic
The official Utah Jazz Camps and Clinics are coming to the Provo Rec for a one-day intensive skills class! If you register you also get a hoodie, basketball shorts, reversible jersey, and a $50 ticket credit to a Jazz game!
Provo Rec Center | 8am to 2pm | More info

🐎 Spring Break Horse Camp
“[Learn] about horse care and riding and playing games on horseback.” Probably not checkers or horseback trivial pursuit (not a thing). We’re thinking polo or one we just learned about called gymkhana.
Springville | April 2 - April 4 | More info

Also:
👉️ Sketch the Lake with Morgan Cardon at 5:30pm
👉️ Eggstravagazna at the Springville Library (18+)
👉️ Synthesis at BYU at 7:30pm
👉️ Brazilian Capoeira Class at UVU
👉️ Wednesday Morning Storytime at Folklore Bookshop in Midway
👉️ BYU gymnastics vs Utah State at the Huntsman Center at 2pm

🤝 Partnering with WUP

The Bulletin 📌

Sundance is leaving 🎦 

“State and local leaders say they are "disappointed" in the Sundance Institute's decision Thursday to move the iconic Sundance Film Festival out of its original home. But they're already exploring what's next — which may include a rival film festival — as Sundance announced it is heading to Boulder, Colorado.” Article

Sports ⚾️ 🏃 

🏃 BYU’s Casey Clinger breaks Ed Eyestone's record from 1985 in the 10,000-meter race Article
🥎 BYU softball beats No. 11/9 Arizona, 9-4 on Saturday afternoon
🎾 BYU men’s tennis dropped its match 4-2 against no. 15 Baylor
⚾️ “Cougars fall to No. 23 Mountaineers in 19-16 series finale shootout” Recap

The “fr” word 🤫 

We’re afraid to say “f-r-double e” in our emails. Why? It makes google and yahoo think we belong in spam. But how are we supposed to tell you when things are… you know… when things don’t cost any money?

Well, it’s partially up to you. Tell gmail or yahoo mail not to hide these emails from you by always clicking a link. (replying to our emails helps too)

So, if you haven’t clicked a link yet, here’s one you can click right now:
April Fools Day Food/Restaurant Deals

Have an announcement?

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)

Reminders and Notices ⚠️ 

NatureShade Tree Giveaway Applications Open 🌳 

“Provo Power and Public Works are sponsoring a tree giveaway. Interested in getting a free tree?” Here's what you need to know: First, applications open on April 1, 2025 at 8am (and the site shuts down after they’ve received enough entries). Only Provo residents are eligible, there are 200 trees available. More info

🥩 Mosida Market Classes
Registration for April, May, and June’s All Things Steak classes are open right now! Just a heads up, these classes usually fill up pretty quick. More info

🍰 Easter Cake Class
“Join our amazing pastry trainer Emily as she teaches us piping techniques to make a delightfully adorable lamb cake.” More info

❤️🧠💪🏡 Sundance Summer Theatre
Sundance Mountain Resort Summer Theatre Presents “The Wizard of Oz“. Shows will be from July 17th to Aug 9th. $34 General Admission Lawn, $50 Reserved Bench, $56 Prime Reserved Bench. Barbecue dinner will be offered next to the amphitheater before each performance. More info

🎨 Senior Acrylic Painting
“Come learn how to paint with Acrylic. Create your own beautiful pieces of art using the techniques taught in class. Master mixing colors and layering paint to create images filled with life and intriguing details. This class is taught by Sarah Frei.” More info

🤑 Learn It: Affordable and Healthy Food Preparation
“Learn how to make delicious meals on a budget!” May 8th at the Provo Library. More info

🖼️ 101st Annual Spring Salon at the Springville Museum of Art
Entries due by April 5th. More info

🪕 Summer Bluebird Cafe Concert Series 2025
2025 Concert Dates: June 20, 21, 27, 28, July 11, 12, August 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30. (A number of dates are already sold out) Tickets on sale now!

🗑️ Provo Spring Cleanup
The dumpsters are going to be at Pole Yard (2027 W 820 N in Provo) through April 5th. (Next up, Rock Canyon Park) More info

👉️ There are always tons of reminders to include. See last Monday’s email for other reminders and notices we couldn’t include this time.

Thanks!

Thanks for reading! Please forward this to someone who knows what a topiary is. 😉 

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

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