What's Happening - May 19, 2025

What’s Up Provo! Happy Frog Jumping Jubilee Day!

Today’s highlights:

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

100 Women Who Care recently reached 100 women! Thanks to all who have joined and who regularly donate to make our community a better place.

Just because they’ve reached 100 women doesn’t mean they are going to stop — the more the merrier, and the more power to good in the community.

Time & date for the next meeting

What’s Up Provo! Partnerships

🏃 BYU Track at the Big 12 Championships
Both Cougar squads finished second overall in Lawrence, right behind Texas Tech— but they were in first for a while due to a number of great performances.

Next stop: NCAA Championships

⚾ BYU vs Texas Tech triple headers: BYU beat Texas Tech 13-4 on May 15, and again May 16 6-5. With that win they punched their ticket to the BIG 12 Championship. They lost the final game of the series 7-4 on May 17.

We scoured dozens of sites to get you the events for the next few days. Lots of great stuff happening — maybe one of the most jam-packed Wednesday’s we’ve had in a long time.

Today
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🚜 Backhoe Rodeo
This friendly competition is part of National Public Works Week. Based on our research, the backhoes will likely be navigating obstacle courses, doing some precision scooping, there might be some eggs involved… Free admission, all ages, indoor arena, also a kids' dig zone!
Wasatch County Events Complex | 5pm - 8pm

🎭 Grassroots Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Grassroots Shakespeare performs without a director, and without charge! (at least for today) Registration is required though, also bring a blanket/chair.
Provo Library South Lawn | 6:30pm - 8:30pm

🎶 Rebecca Lopez Concert at Covey Center
Rebecca Lopez, born in Mexico and raised in Utah, blends pop, country, Latin, and religious music in her performances. And as part of Excellence in the Community concert series admission is free!
Covey Center for the Arts | 7:30pm

🧘‍♀️ Mindful Mondays: Tiffany Hoehne Sound Bath
Free sound bath session! Registration required.
Springville Museum of Art | 6pm - 8pm

Also:
Makerspace Workshop: Sublimation Printing for Beginners at the Orem Library
Author Tia Williams at Poppy Books & Gifts
The Lion King (G, 1994) at the Orem Library
The Chauntenette Women’s Chorus at the Orem Library
👉 To see the details/links, click the “See More Events” button after “The Sneak Peak”

Tuesday
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🐟️ Healing Waters: Restoring Our Relationship with Utah Lake
The lake has a bad rap and there’s a lot been said and done recently to change that. Best example of that, in our opinion, is this video.

“the algal blooms will NOT kill us — and it is down 50% since the 2016s!”

This exhibition will be running until September, but the opening reception is tomorrow night. from 5pm-7:30pm.
UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount | May 20 – Sep 27

📚 Ballroom Book Sale
Browse through a vast selection of books and media at the library.
Most materials are priced at $2 or less, with selections spanning children's books, adult and young adult fiction and non-fiction, and audiovisual materials.
Provo Library Ballroom | 12pm - 8pm

🧩 Geocaching Scavenger Hunt
Collect puzzle pieces at various Public Works sites and complete your quest at the Heber City Public Works Building, where you'll enjoy facility tours and earn a prize! No registration required.
(To start the hunt use the link found in the part that says: The Geo Hunt Information can be found here: GEOHUNT)
Heber City Public Works Building | 4pm - 6pm

Also:
Tatting Class (no fee) at Heindselman’s
👉 To see the details/links, click the “See More Events” button after “The Sneak Peak”

Wednesday
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🍽 Spain & Morocco Two-Night Cooking Class
Raise your hand if you have ancestors from Spain/Portugal/Morocco. 🙋
If you’re raising your hand that makes us… like… cousins or something!

Anyway, here’s what’s happening new found cousin: Learn the art of the bold flavors of Spain and Morocco at this two-night class (May 21 & 28). $45 for residents and $55 non-residents.
Provo Recreation Center Kitchen | 6pm - 8pm

🎉 Party in the Park / Meet the Machines
“All activities are FREE—including dinner!” Love it! That deserves to be the quote of the day.

We don’t know what dinner will be, but we do know a lot of other stuff that will be there: train rides, rubber duck races, paint-a-plow voting, pie eating contest, pie throwing with Paws for Life ($2 per pie), photo booth, mechanical bull, cornhole, Jenga, Tetris, face painting, snow cones, heavy equipment displays, and more…
Wasatch County South Field Park | 5pm - 7pm

🎉 Teen Corner: End of School Party
Jackbox games, movies, and treats! Open to students in grades 6–12.
Springville Library | 4pm - 5pm

Also:
Orem’s Farmers Market
Zumba at The Orchard
Chess club
Live Animal Shows at the Hutchings Museum
Worldwide Ride of Silence
👉 To see the details/links, click the “See More Events” button after “The Sneak Peak”

The events that didn’t fit in the email (Gmail cuts the email if we send too many links via email)

Monday

🎨 Makerspace Workshop: Sublimation Printing for Beginners
Learn to design in Canva, print on sublimation paper, and use a heat press to create your own canvas tote bag. Ages 12+, $5 fee, registration required.
Orem Library - Sorenson Legacy Room | 7pm - 8:30pm

📚 Author Event: Tia Williams
Bestselling author Tia Williams will be discussing her new book Audre & Bash Are Just Friends. Tickets start at $12.90.
Poppy Books & Gifts | 7:30pm - 8:30pm

🎥 Film: The Lion King (G, 1994)
Orem Library | 6:30pm - 8:30pm

🎶 The Chauntenette Women's Chorus
Orem Library Concert Hall | 7pm

Tuesday

🧵 Tatting Level 1
Beginner-friendly tatting class, no fee
Heindselman’s Yarn & Needlework | Tuesdays through May 27 | 3pm - 5pm

Wednesday

🌽 Orem’s Farmers Market
Orem City Center Park | 5pm - 9pm

💃 Zumba at The Orchard
All ages and experience levels welcome.
The Orchard at University Place | 8pm - 9pm

🚴 Worldwide Ride of Silence
Join cyclists worldwide in a silent, slow-paced ride to honor those injured or killed while cycling on public roadways.
Dixon Middle School | 7pm - 8pm

♟️ Chess Club
All ages and skill levels welcome.
Springville Library | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

🦎 Live Animal Shows!
Meet and learn about our amazing animal friends! Regular admission: $8 adults / $6 kids.
Hutchings Museum | Wednesdays at 4:30pm

The Sneak Peak 👀

🏍 Harley Davidson Memorial Weekend Open House on Saturday (BBQ, music, games)
🎹 Liederabend: A Night of Song on Saturday

What do you get out of reading our emails?
(We would REALLY love to know — thanks in advance!)

🖍️ OremFest Coloring Contest
“Ages 14 and under are eligible to participate
Coloring sheets can be picked up at the Children’s Desk at the Orem Public Library or downloaded and printed off.
Submissions must be turned in to the Children’s Desk at the Orem Public Library by Monday, June 2nd at noon.
There will be various age categories.
Winners will receive free unlimited wristbands to ride the rides at Oremfest.”

🎙 Tony Danza: Sinatra and Stories
“Tony and his four-piece band… The New York Times raves “Tony’s a live wire who tap-dances, plays the ukulele, tells stories and radiates irresistible charm…”
Sep 29th, tickets are $39 to $99

🏀 BYU’s High School Musical
“Take a trip down memory lane when the smash hit Disney’s High School Musical finds new life in the old Provo High School.”

The rest of the Reminders and Notices…

🎨 Makerspace Camps
“Orem Recreation and the Orem Library are teaming up to Steam UP your summer with our exciting maker camp! This fun and informative camp will feature 3D printing and other cutting-edge equipment from the Orem library Makerspace.”
June 23 - 26, July 14 - 17, Aug 4 - 7

😆 The Play That Goes Wrong
“A Broadway and West End smash! Join the chaos of this show-within-a-show where on opening night of ‘The Murder at Haversham Manor’, everything goes hilariously wrong. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), it’s a riotous evening of comedy that can’t be missed!”
May 30 - Aug 16

🧒 Children’s Entrepreneur Market Registration
“Make sure to come see us at our 2nd annual event at the Orem Fest Mall… We anticipate 1,000 patrons at this event!”
Jun 4

🐴 Riding Club Registration
“Registration is now open for our Youth Riding club! Come improve your riding abilities through training in various events, such as barrel, racing, roping, reign, western pleasure, trail, keyhole, poles, carrying flags, and rodeo queening. Club will meet at the Lindon horse arena on Tuesdays from 9:00-10:30 AM. Session 1: May 27-Jun 24, Session 2: Jul 1-29, Cost: $105”

🩰 Wasatch Ballet: Wonderland
Performance is approximately 3 hours long with an intermission. All ages will be allowed but ages 3 and up require a ticket.
Jun 13 - 14

⚽ Soccer Tryouts
Provo Fury - Starts May 20th
Utah Valley United (now called Liverpool) - Starts May 19th

Thanks for reading and if you like today’s info then please forward it on to a fan of Mighty Machines. 😉

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie