What's Happening in Provo & Orem | Nov. 20, 2024

What’s Up Provo!

Happy Pay Back Your Parents Day! You turned out great, so take a moment today to thank/serve/remember the ones who have done so much for you.

A few highlights of today’s newsletter:

• Main events: Live Apple Seed Taping 🍎 | Lighting of Riverwoods 2024 💡 | Balancing Sleep and Stress

• Winter Farmers Market

• Wellness Wednesday Service: Kindness Quest, 👼 Angelic Choir Registration

Local Business:
Sensify

Megan and Lauren are the sisters behind Sensify.

Here’s a little of their story in Megan’s own words: “A few years ago while homeschooling my oldest, I had twin toddlers underfoot that asked for constant attention. I started incorporating a sensory box into our daily routine and was amazed at how it changed our days! Not only did sensory play hold my littles' attention for longer periods of time, but I loved watching their curiosity, problem solving, and imaginative play develop along with their skills. I was witnessing pure learning magic!”

The two teamed up and now Megan and Lauren sell their Sensify boxes to people all over the United States!

Each Sensify sensory box gives children the chance to play with a variety of items. There are different textures, there’s flashcards, pictures, scratch 'n sniff, there’s even a recipe and a QR code so the kids can listen to different sounds/songs/stories that go along with the theme!

Did we mention that each box has a theme? Here are some of their themes: Gingerbread, color, heart ❤️, rainstorm, coral reef 🪸, pumpkin, and apple pie 🥧

Sensify is all about letting kids do what they do best—play! (Our kids love the gingerbread and rainstorm themed boxes the best—amazing how long it holds their attention!) So check them out!

Sensify’s Instagram

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

The Bulletin 📌 

Winter Farmers Market Opening Day 🍅 

The Provo Farmers Market had its first ever winter, indoor market in the Provo Towne Center on Saturday. The Provo Farmers Market will be having a winter market inside the Provo Towne Center most Saturdays throughout the winter.

BYU men’s and women’s cross country teams both head into the National Championship Race Ranked no. 1 🏃🏃‍♀️ 

The women’s team won its second BIG 12 championship, they are ranked no. 1 in the country (ahead of Oregon and Norther Arizona) and will be competing in Madison, Wisconsin this Saturday for a National Championship. Article

The men’s team’s story is almost identical. They also just won the BIG 12 title, and are ranked no. 1 in the country (ahead of Northern Arizona and Colorado). They will also be competing in Madison, Wisconsin this Saturday to win it all. Article

Be on the lookout — Special edition(s) of the newsletter coming soon! 🎄🎅 

Maybe the world’s largest list (or two lists) of Christmas holiday venues in Utah Valley in 2024. maybe. It will have where you can see the lights, meet Santa, watch a Christmas-themed drone show, see live reindeer, etc., etc., etc. Expect to see these in your inbox soon.

Today
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🎷 Synthesis Concert
BYU’s premier jazz ensemble is in concert. Tonight’s concert will be a tribute to the jazz legend, Stan Kenton!
BYU Concert Hall | 7:30pm | More info

🦁 $6 Wednesday at the Hogle Zoo
$6 per ticket ($6 online, $8 in person) today!
Hogle Zoo - 2600 Sunnyside Ave (840 South), Salt Lake City | More info

Also:
👉️ Makerspace Workshop: Christmas Gift Boxes (get on the waitlist)
👉️ At BYU (in the HRCB) attend Macron’s Meltdown: How the French President Called his Country’s Bluff and Lost
👉️ Have a Big Kid Adventure at the Orem Library, for kindergarten through 3rd grade
👉️ The Difficult Part Gallery Talk with MOA Director Janalee Emmer
👉️ UVU Percussion Concert at 7pm

Thursday
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Apple Seed Live Concert with Antonio Rocha 🍎 

The Apple Seed radio broadcast is doing a live taping, with a live studio audience!, Performing at this live taping will be award winning Brazilian storyteller, Antiono Rocha, who’s known for his fusion of mime and spoken word, and the story The Malaga Ship: A story of Maine and the Middle Passage. Not many seats left!
BYU Broadcasting Building (700 E University Pwky) | 12:30pm - 3:30pm | More info

Comedy/Crime/Drama 🦃🔪 

Millions of dollars are on the line. Will greed, love, and a singing Thanksgiving telegram in a turkey suit mess it all up? This hilarious new comedy is playing at the Angelus Theater in Spanish Fork and is sure to entertain. (Rated PG, also the play lasts about 2 hours.)
Angelus Theatre, Spanish Fork | Nov 21 - 23 @ 7:30pm (plus a 1:30pm showing on Saturday) | More info

🏐 BYU vs Cincinnati
The Bearcats will be arriving to take on the Cougars at the Smith Field House. BYU is coming off two wins, against UCF and Houston, and is looking to keep it rolling. So get to the Smith Fieldhouse and get loud!
Smith Field House (BYU) | 7pm | Tickets | Watch

Also:
👉️ Networking event at Texas Roadhouse in Lehi
👉️ Guest Lecture: Joshua Meyer at the BYU Museum of Art @ 11am
👉️ Capstone Dance Concert (free) at 7:30pm
👉️ Beethoven's "Eroica" Sympony at the Noorda

Friday
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Lighting of Riverwoods 2024 💡 

The Riverwoods is well known for its shops and restaurants, Called to Surf, Seven Brothers, The Provo Beach Resort, the list goes on, but it is also known for it’s lights. Maybe because there are 1.5 million of them! The lighting show this year will have photo ops, live entertainment, and fireworks! 🎆 

See the sight, enjoy the light, then grab a bite! (Toss’d just opened up in the Riverwoods not long ago, and you can never go wrong with Waffle Love.)
Riverwoods | 6pm - 8pm | More info

👶 Balancing Sleep and Stress
Kara Duraccio, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University, will lecture on Cry-it-Out and Responsive Parenting Approaches. Watch the lecture live or watch it on zoom (here is the link).
238 HRCB | 12pm - 1pm | More info

🔪 Knives Out
“It's a weird case from the start. A case with a hole in the center. A doughnut.”
Free showing of Knives Out (PG-13, 2019) at the Orem Library.
Orem Library | 6:30pm-8:30pm | More info

💬 My Fair Lady
Don’t you wait Mr. Higgins! DON’T YOU WAIT! Last chance to get tickets to My Fair Lady at the Hale Center Theater in Orem!
Hale Theater in Orem | Friday and Saturday | More info

Also:
👉️ Much Ado About Roasting at Traverse Mountain (seats are limited)
👉️ Friday Night Firefight from 8pm to midnight at Laser Assault
👉️ Classic Fun Center Snowball Series from 4:30pm to 8:30pm

🎸 Live Music

@ The Velour
TODAY - Open Mic
Thursday - Scarlett, Ryley Shupe, Bryn Johnson, Beijing Taxi
Friday - Jordan Moyes, Ferrin, Hope Broman
Saturday - With Andrea, Bonneville

@ The Boardwalk
Friday - Danny Kenny, Kenya Clark
Saturday - Lonely Heights, Lincoln on the Bear, Fleeing the Scene, Cheese Bagels on Sunday

Wellness Wednesday: Service Opportunities 💝 

🛡️ Kindness Quest Competition
“Get in on the Kindness Quest by joining up with your favorite 6 people to complete service quests from November 19th to December 3rd! Donated prizes for top teams included! (Like Crumbl cookies for your whole team!) Some quests include:

Pay behind you drive through
Meeting someone new
Creating math activity folders
Donating your used books or toys
Baking your neighbor a treat
Helping at the foodbank
Participating in an on site service event
...and many MANY more!
More info

🕯️ FHE at Orem Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
“The Orem Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center located at 575 East 1400 South in Orem Utah has about 90 residents, some who stay permanently, and others who stay for one to five months… If someone is great at supervising crafts, like making Holiday wreaths, scented candles, we could help pay for the materials, and let you teach our residents how to do. We especially appreciate those who just come and help with whatever is happening that Monday night.”
More info

👼 Living Bethlehem Angelic Choir Registration
“We want you to be a part of the choir that will fill the American Fork Amphitheater December 6-14 with the songs "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" and "What Child Is This.”
Rehearsal: Thursday, November 21st 8:30-9:30PM @ American Fork City Hall
Dress Rehearsal: Thursday, December 5th 6:00 - 8:00 PM @ American Fork Amphitheater”
More info

Thanks!

Thanks everyone! If you have any local events or local companies you would like us to highlight just reply to this email. 😉 

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

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