Russell Lee, founder and lead man for the band This Dying Need, wants to mix things up a little bit in the music scene. “Everyone is on a Jack Johnson and Jason Mraz kick. Still. It’s getting out of control,” Lee says, clearly exasperated. This Dying Need manages to set itself apart from the monotonous music scene in various ways.
The Annual Tulip Festival is back at Thanksgiving Point Gardens, with almost a hundred different kinds of tulips as well as hyacinths and daffodils. Planted among them are colorful pansies and other cheerful annuals. The late winter caused some concern about the flowers blooming on time, and many of the tulips have yet to bloom- but there are plenty of tulips already in full bloom.
Whether you create or simply appreciate art, prose or poetry, you are welcome to attend MyWord!, the Touchstones release party taking place on Tuesday, April 14 at 7p.m. at Centre Stage. “MyWord! is the best way to see what the finest writers and artists in UVU have to offer,” said Elena Yazykova, the Event Coordinator for Touchstones.
Performers in this year’s spring ballroom concert are busily preparing for what promises to be a spectacular show at the Ragan theatre this week. The participating students are from the top of the ballroom totem pole at UVU: the Bronze, Silver, and Gold teams and the tour team.
Finding my motivation to continue on the HCG diet program was easy after experiencing a dramatic loss of weight in the first 5 days. I’m beginning to think maybe it’s NOT too good to be true. As outlined in Dr. A.T.W. Simeons’ manuscript entitled Pounds and Inches: A New Approach to Obesity, the HCG program includes a 500 calorie diet limiting food selections down to 26 liquids, fruits, vegetables and breads — eliminating dairy completely.
How are death and laughter related? Come find out at the Covey Center for the Arts’ newest play “Every Day a Little Death.” This two-person comedy starring Elwon Bakly and Fallon Hanson is centered around everyday events that bring us laughter and joy, from jokes to feeling nervous to life in general.
The Hindu Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple will be holding their second annual Om Shanti Retreat from Friday, April 24 to Sunday, April 26 in Spanish Fork. The retreat will be at the new Kusum Sarovar (Temple on a Lake of Flowers). From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday there will be a vegetarian buffet meal followed by yoga and an evening Kirtan chanting performance by Keshavacharya Das.
Sibling pair Donny and Marie Osmond teamed up for a 6-week run of a Las Vegas show in Sept. 2008 at the Flamingo Hotel. Fabulous and friendly crowd-pleasers, their show reached owerwhelming popularity in it’s momentum and their contract was extended untill Oct.
Idahoan Potatoes is offering $5,000 to the best dorm-room potato chef in the country. The contest, which began on March 23 and will close on May 22, will also give the grand-prize winner a year’s supply of Idahoan Potatoes. To enter, any full-time student in good academic standing must send in their original recipe idea using at least one of Idahoan’s products.
The Mountain Man Rendezvous, with its iconic teepee, primitive weapons and various skins, was scheduled to take place last weekend in the UVU courtyard. But whether the always-outdoor event will happen or not depends on the forecast; and as of print time it is calling for rain.
