What's Happening in Provo & Orem | Nov, 6th, 2024

What’s Up Provo! We’d comment on all the federal and state elections…but as we are writing this intro (in advance) we have no idea who won…

So, hello from the past and Happy Marooned Without A Compass Day! 🧭

A few highlights of today’s newsletter:

• BYU Basketball and BYU soccer games + A Salute to Disney + Aquarium Lantern Festival: Opening Day 🐠🏮

• Provo’s unique plan to add housing units near Lakeview and Bulldog 🏘️

• Local Business: Foxglove Flowers and Gifts 💐

• Wellness Wednesday’s service opportunities (trumpet player and translators needed)

Local Business
Foxglove Flowers and Gifts 💐 

Foxglove Flowers and Gifts has been in downtown Provo for 10 years! They are a full service flower shop and work on every type of event (weddings, memorials, brand launches etc.).

Miriam is the owner and woman behind the magic. She started out in the flower business by working in flower shops during high school and college.

She even helped start a new flower shop—and eventually she bought the business! “It was a crazy first couple of years (as I'm sure all businesses start out), but since then we've served hundreds of couples, from South Carolina, to Washington D.C., to Seattle and back! Anything you can think of, we've done custom work for.”

Their physical location serves walk-in customers with fresh flowers and gifts of all kinds six days a week. And this year they are excited to be opening their first expansion site in Murray, UT!

“No matter what event it is, we're here to custom build the perfect sentiment.”

Find them on Instagram and @foxgloveflowers on TikTok.

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

The Bulletin 📌 

Toyota & BYU have figured out how to weld metal—without ever melting it 🚘️ 

The new welding technique developed by BYU researchers, in partnership with Toyota, uses 40 times less energy, emits fewer emissions, and produces welds that are 10 times stronger. The new technique involves pressure and a pin as two sheets of metal are “stirred together”. Article

Provo School District Employment Vacancies 🏫 

Provo School District is looking to hire a number of teachers, coaches, counselors, etc. See the vacancies here (also see the bottom of the article for the full list of Provo City School District Jobs available)

Provo plans to build housing for essential workers (Lakeview Parkway and Bulldog) 🏘️

The plan is to build 74 housing units on a 12-acre lot and near Lakeview Parkway and Bulldog Lane. About half of the new housing units will be sold to police, firefighters, teachers, nurses, and other essential workers for close to $400,000, and the rest will be sold at normal market rates. Article

Sports 🏆️ 

🏐 We missed this one in the last email—BYU women’s volleyball defeated Arizona in 3 sets. Recap
🏀 BYU defeated Central Arkansas 88 to 50 last night. Highlights

Today
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🏀 BYU women’s Basketball vs Idaho
Go BYU! Beat the Vandals! The Cougs scored over 100 last game, let’s see if their offensive output can continue!
Marriott Center | 7pm | Watch | Radio

🎻 BYU Violin Showcase: A Night of Excellence
Ignore the fact that is it is National Saxophone Day and go see the best violins played by the best violinists as they play some of the best classical pieces, covers, and original compositions! Also it’s free!
Recital Hall (BYU) | 7:30pm | More info

Also:
👉️ UVU Opera Presents: Werther by Massenet at 7pm

Thursday
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A Night Of Broadway: Salute to Disney 🏰

“Be our guest” (actually the Scera’s guest) for a night of magic and music at the Scera! This is one of the Scera’s most popular annual events, and for good reason! So come be "part of that world" and let the music help you "feel the love tonight" this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday!
Scera | Thursday-Saturday @ 7pm | More info/Tickets

⚽️ BYU women’s soccer vs TCU - Big 12 Tournament Semi Finals
Something happened over the weekend and it seems BYU has turned a corner. Now that they have, hopefully they keep their momentum up and run over the horned frogs!
Kansas City @ CPKC Stadium | 3:30pm MT | Watch | Preview

💬 Public Hearing Nov 13th
If you are looking for even more ways to get involved in the political process this week, then consider attending this hearing. This one is about whether to add a traffic signal at an intersection on University Ave. near the mouth of the canyon.
Provo Fire Station #2 (2737 N Canyon Rd) | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | More info

Some more info: The proposed changes also include “limiting traffic from Canyon Road onto northbound US-189 [University]. Drivers on Canyon Road will not be able to turn left onto southbound US-189 or travel through to 5600 N. Eastbound vehicles on 5600 North will be able to cross US-189 or make either a left- or right-hand turn movement.”

Also:
👉️ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in Concert at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City
👉️ Q’D UP, a free Jazz concert at BYU

Friday
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Aquarium Lantern Festival: Opening Day 🐠🏮

The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper will have a new holiday experience this year, the Aquarium Lantern Festival! The aquarium plaza will be filled with activities and nature-inspired lanterns.

Also, in addition to the action going on outside, you can go into the aquarium to check out the animals and warm up (this won’t be possible every day, check out their calendar to see the days when access to the aquarium won’t be possible.)
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium | November 8th through Jan 6th, 5:30pm to 10pm (the aquarium closes at 9pm) | More info

📖 Wonder of Scripture Lecture: Joseph Spencer
Joseph M. Spencer, an associate professor at BYU, will be lecturing as part of BYU’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship lecture series this Friday at 11am. Joseph Spencer is the author (or co-author) of eight books, coeditor of the book series, Introductions to Mormon Thought, and is the President of the Book of Mormon Studies Association.
3714 HBLL | 11am | More info

🎙️ Noteworthy & Vocal Point
BYU’s two premier a capella groups will be performing together in a high energy performance at the Covey Center!
Covey Center | Friday @ 7pm & Saturday @ 3pm & 7pm | More info

Also:
👉️ BYU men’s basketball opens the season against UC Riverside at the Marriott Center at 7pm (Watch | Tickets)
👉️ BYU women's Volleyball vs Utah
👉️ Free showing of the Windwalker (1980) in the BYU Library theater
👉️ Free showing of The Village (2004, PG-13) at the Orem Library
👉️ Don’t forget about the Author Event (with Tiana Smith) at the Provo Library

🎸 Live Music

@ The Velour
Wednesday - Open Mic
Thursday - Hayley Reardon, Kate MacLeod, Samuel Charles
Friday - Lantern By Sea, Avintaquin, Cactus Tree
Saturday - No 1’s Home (EP release show), Viridian, Bleacher Babe, Madfish

@ The Boardwalk

Battle of the Bands Fall 2024 info

@ The Rise
Friday - Ideal Horizon, Down River, AURHE
Saturday - KTHKNG, TROOP AND JAY, BERRY, YTNAE, RIVER THE KID, SPLIFFIRE

Wellness Wednesday: Service Opportunities 💝

Martin Luther King Jr. said it perfectly, “Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?”

Not all service is formal, but if you’re looking for formal service opportunities, consider the ones below:

🎺 Volunteer Trumpet Player
“We are a Skilled Nursing Facility looking for a trumpet player who is willing to come in and play "taps" for our Veterans Day celebration or some kind of color guard. We will have you for any performing art that can help to celebrate our Veterans.” More info

🗨️ Translators needed for Parent Teacher Conference
“Sunset View Elementary is looking for fluent Spanish speakers to help translate Parent Teacher Conferences on November 13th & 14th. Come for as much or as little time as you can between 2:00-7:30.” More info

🧪 STEM Fair Judges needed
Volunteer judges are needed at Franklin Elementary. The students will be presenting their STEM Fair projects on November 21, 2024 8:30am-11:00am. More info

🥕 Rescue Food (Monday Nov 11th Morning Shift)
Volunteers are needed starting at 9:15am to help sort pallets of food waste. Volunteers will:

💻️ Identify items on each pallet (access to Google Sheets required).
📦️ Restack produce in alphabetical order (heavy lifting up to 50 lbs).
🔢 Inventory produce to prepare for our Tuesday food rescue.
🧼 Depending on quality, we may also sort, wash, or clean produce when necessary.

“End time varies based on the number of volunteers and the volume of produce. Our goal is to finish by 1:45 PM. Any items not inventoried by 3:45 PM are not included in the Tuesday rescue.” More info

Thanks!

Have a great Wellness Wednesday everyone! Get some Foxgloves Flowers for someone!

We’ll be back with this weekend’s events on Friday morning. 😉 

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

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