What's Happening in Provo & Orem | October 16th, 2024

What’s Up Provo! 

A few highlights of today’s newsletter:

🥓 Kevin Bacon is coming to Lehi. OK State is playing BYU on Friday. Buzzard and Bees Music Festival this weekend.

🌲 Local Business Spotlight: Wasatch Nature School

♨️ Wellness Wednesday Volunteer Opportunities: Including warming center volunteers needed

Some items of business:

1️⃣ First, we have to wish a Happy Birthday to BYU! 🏔️🦁 
Also, 101 years ago Disney was founded, so Happy Birthday to Disney as well!

2️⃣ The Ultimate Guide to Fun Fall things Happening in Utah County 🍁 has been posted

3️⃣ For the rest of this week and next we’re looking for local businesses to spotlight. (Preferably new businesses.) If you know of one that would be good to spotlight let us know about them by going here, or by responding to one of these emails.

4️⃣ 🚨 Free Food Alert 🚨 Free Dylan sushi roll at Five Sushi Bros. if you order online and use coupon code “dylandeal”. See details
Also, check out their Halloween Free Sushi Roll promotion.

5️⃣ Shop Hop deadline is coming up! (Oct 19th) Win that $300! 🤑 

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Local Business Highlight:
Wasatch Nature School

You might have seen a little bit about the Wasatch Nature School in previous emails. They are a great organization, a great story, so we're proud to be able to share a little more about them today.

Wasatch Nature School began 9 years ago in Vineyard and was originally called "bug club" with just a few neighborhood kids enrolled. The goal was to give kids a chance to explore, play, and interact with nature while at school. The kids loved it, and the parents did too! It provided the kind of unrushed magical, imaginative, and explorative learning experience they wanted for their child.

So it's no surprise that the Wasatch Nature School has grown like it has... They now have two locations, two Forest Kindergarten classes (ages 5-6), four Wilderness Explorers classes (ages 6-11), ten Forest Preschool classes (ages 3-5), and two Forest Tots classes ( ages 15 months - 35 months), serving over 250 students a year!

Wasatch Nature School's Mission: "We seek to facilitate learning through well-designed play experiences all in the outdoors, in every season, for children ages 15 months - 11 years old, and inspire and empower parents to do the same"

Check out WNS, read through their FAQ, or schedule a school visit.

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

Kevin Bacon & Michael Bacon in Lehi 🎸🥓 
(Thursday)

Kevin Bacon and his brother, Michael Bacon, an Emmy-winning composer, are going to be playing at Family Park at 6:30pm this THURSDAY!

To answer your first question, yes, Kevin Bacon is a musician. You can listen to the The Bacon Brothers most recent album here. From their website: “a mix of alt-rock, Motown-inspired soul, and folk… their influences include 1970s singer/songwriters, Philly soul, and classic rock, creating a modern musical homage to their roots.”

"We're two musicians who write songs very differently, and we've grown to really appreciate those differences," says Michael. "Whenever I go see a band play live, I'd much rather see them do a thousand things than just one thing. We take a similar approach to our albums."

To answer your second question…honestly, we still aren’t sure why. Apparently Lehi beat out the #BacontoPayson dream to get Bacon back to his Footloose stomping grounds. For this concert, it seems the goal is to “bring together the community for an unforgettable experience with live music, food vendors, and entertainment for all ages.” Good enough reason for us!

Family Park, Lehi | Oct 17th @ 6:30pm (doors open at 5:30pm) | More info

Today
81° | ☀️ | 0%

⚔️ Cosplay & Costume
True fans are never too far away for cosplay. Work on your costume with some cosplay experts at the Orem Library at 7pm. They will be providing glue guns, craft knives, scissors, paint, greebles, etc. Just don’t wait too long to register, there are only 30 total spots available!
Orem Library | 7pm | Register

Also:
👉️ BYU and UVU are playing each other on the softball field at 7pm
👉️ Murder Mystery Date Night at the Orem Library (registration required)
👉️ And the Orem Farmers Market is at 5pm (one of the last Orem Sunset Farmers Markets of the year)

Thursday
62° | 🌧️ | 80%

The Bacon Brothers concert is on Thursday at 6:30pm, let’s hope for good weather!

Other events happening on Thursday:

🏇🔫 Heber Valley Mounted Shooting Competition

Giddy on up to Heber for this truly American competition! Also, in addition to the shooting and horse-riding competition there’s going to be western merchandise for sale, food vendors and other entertainment.
Wasatch County Events Complex | Oct 17th - Oct 19th 8am - 5pm | More info

🤼 Take Down (1979) Restoration Premiere
Just once…everyone has to be a winner! Celebrate the centennial of filmmaking in Utah with this film made in Utah County. Featuring Marsha Brady, Lance Cumson from Falcon Crest, and Richard Gilmore from the Gilmore Girls. The showing will be in the Old Provo High auditorium, perfect for a film about high school drama and athletics.
Old Provo High School Auditorium | 7pm | More info

🧘 Yoga at the MOA
If you are over the age of eight then you are invited to do some yoga in the Museum of Art at BYU. Be guided through stretches and poses as the works of Carl Heinrich Bloch look on. Once again, everyone (over eight years old) is invited, no matter their experience level!
BYU MOA | 7pm - 8pm | More info

Also:
👉️ “Paint and Sound” performance by the Utah Valley Symphony at the Covey Center
👉️ BYU Women’s Soccer plays Baylor at 7pm at home (Tickets | Watch)
👉️ The BYU Symphony Orchestra will be playing at 7:30pm

Friday
45° | 🌧️ | 70%

🏈 BYU Football vs Oklahoma State
BYU has been having a dream season! We’re hoping it continues of course, and this Friday Mike Gundy and the Oklahoma State Cowboys are coming into town. Mike, apparently a real cowboy, was head-butted in the eye by one of his cattle over the weekend. So he’s already reeling… Let’s hope Kalani and crew deliver the KO punch and keep their unbeaten streak alive.
Cougar Canyon + food trucks and activities | 5pm
Cougar Walk | 6:15pm | More info
Football Game @ LES in Provo | 8:15pm | Tickets | Watch | Listen

☠️ Buzzards and Bees Goth Prom Dance Party
The Provo music scene is scary good. It’s also just plain scary, at least a few nights of the year during the Buzzard and Bees Halloween Music Festival! More than 80 bands are slated to start playing on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, but on Friday night their going to kick off the festival with a “multi-venue party with DJ’s, scary-oke, temporary tattoos, snakes, and other surprises. Costumes are required!” “Come dressed depressed”
135 N University (the Velour) | 8pm to Midnight | More info/Tickets

Also:
👉️ Drawing club and Open Studio/KinderARTen at the Neighborhood Art Center
👉️ BYU Softball is having their Blue and White game at 3pm
👉️ Kids Fall Jamboree (Outdoor Skating Rink) at Classic Fun Center (for ages 12 and up)

🎸 Live Music

@ The Velour
TODAY - Open Mic
Friday - (Goth Prom Dance Party)
Saturday - Buzzard and Bees Halloween Music Festival (see full lineup)

@ The Boardwalk
Friday - Good Ol’ Days, Glue Coast, Church Ball
Saturday - Paper Cut Memory, St. Cruz, You’re the Worst, Head Above Water

@ The Covey Center
Saturday - Lark and Spur (free concert)

Wellness Wednesday: Service Opportunities 💝

With the cold weather arriving soon, volunteers are needed for warming centers and food pantries.

♨️ Brenda's Warming Centers for Homeless
“Volunteers, 18 years and over, are needed nightly at the Brenda's Warming Centers for the Homeless from October 15th through April 30th. Those serving will help with set up and clean up, safety and security, and will provide friendship and fellowship under the guidance of trained staff. Nightly shifts are 8:30pm to 1:00am, 12:30am to 5:00am, and 4:30am to 8:00am.”
More info

🥫 150+ volunteers needed at Tabitha’s Way Food Pantry
“Join Hunger Fight and Pleasant Grove residents in their 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Meal Packaging Event benefiting Tabitha’s Way Food Pantry on November 26th. Together, we're committed to providing nutritious meals for children, seniors, and families of our community who struggle with food insecurity.”
Pleasant Grove | Nov 26th 5pm - 7pm | More info

🩸 Help Cure Blood Cancer!
Sponsored by: NMDP (formerly National Marrow Donor Program)
“Join the BYU students in inviting people to join the mission! Volunteers across campus will be responsible for educating passersby, registering new potential donors, inviting them to volunteer with NMDP, and generally having a great time! Training will be provided prior to the event.”
Provo | Oct 28th 8:30am - 11am | More info

🎃 Provo Halloween Carnival @ the Provo Rec
“All volunteers will be provided with dinner at the event, a Thread wallet, 2 day passes to the Rec Center, a SWIG voucher for a free drink AND cookie as a thank you. More information will be emailed to you as the event gets closer.”
Provo Rec Center | Oct 26th | More info

🌟 Living Bethlehem and Christmas Market
“Oct. 26 and Nov. 16 (8am-12pm) will be the first two days we will need volunteers in preparation for this event. Preferably those who are skilled enough to paint, create or build as we begin to design Living Bethlehem experience.”
American Fork | Oct 26th 8am - Noon | More info

🌀 Hurricane Helene Relief Aid/Donations
“We are sending a truck of aid to North Carolina and Florida to help people affected by Hurricane Helene and Milton. We are accepting donations from the list below. Donations must be dropped off to our warehouse by Friday, October 18th at 1pm.”
American Fork | Oct 18th by 1pm | More info

Thanks!

Thanks for reading! Enjoy the last few days of 70 degree weather! 😉 

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

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