MUSIC & ART (and other interesting stuff)
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF February 28, 2011
From the desk of Tim Groove, daily Groovacious updates on Facebook
GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
173 N. 100 W. CEDAR CITY, UT 84720 435-867-9800 www.GroovefestUtah.com
I wanted to send out a special thanks this week to Brian passey for writing an exellent article about the resurgence of vinyl for the USA Today. This article, which came out on Friday, features our store and has been getiing us all kinds of national attention! Check it out here: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2011-02-25-vinyl25_ST_N.htm?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d67fb6ff4407268%2C0
Once again, I’d like you all to be aware of the latest addition to this year’s Groovefest American Music Festival – the Groovefest Run For the Music, the Quarter marathon! The only event of it’s kind in Utah ! Find out more about it here: http://runforthemusic.com/ more on facebook!
*For a suggested donation of $5.00 you can enter the Groovefest Drawing for a DEAN copper resonator, heirloom edition, acoustic guitar, nearly new, no scratches, played only a few times, comes with case, donated by Groovefest supporter, Jim Butler. Proceeds go to Groovefest 2011!
Best Sellers: February 21-26, 2011
1- Gregg Allman “Low Country Blues”
2- Adele “21”
3- Cake “Showroom of Compassion”
4- Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows “D.R.U.G.S.”
5- Bullet For My Valentine “Fever”
6- My Chemical Romance “Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys”
7- Nicki Minaj “Pink Friday
8- Aura Surreal “Sanity Awaits”
9- Pink “Greatest Hits… So Far!”
10- Bizzy Bone “Mr. Ouija”
11- David Lowery “The Palace Guards”
12- Bright Eyes “The People’s Key”
Ongoing happenings in Cedar City ----------
AT TOADZ BAR; Monday - OPen MIC, TUESDAY – KARAOKE, Wednesday - Ladies Night, Thursday - Country Night, Friday - Live Band Night, Saturday - DJ among many other activities - check ‘em all out here: Toadz is at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City 867-8988. www.clubtoadz.com.
AT Mike’s Tavern; Tuesday - OPEN MIKE’S NIGHT, Wednesday, Friday - KARAOKE, Thursday & Saturday- Pole Dance night, 1ST Saturday of the month - Live Band Night. Mike’s Tavern is at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City , 867-5990 www.MikesTavernCC.com
Here’s what we found happening for this week ---------------------------------
Tuesday, March 1, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! We have a great variety of new releases coming in this week; some very highly anticipated! Take a look: THE ACRYLICS, MARSHA AMBROSIUS (Floetry), THE BASEBALL PROJECT, BEADY EYE (Oasis), BIG HEAD BLUES (Todd), ANNA CALVI, HARRY CONNICK JR., BART CROW BAND (live), DEVOTCHKA, DIRTBALL, DROPKICK MURPHYS, DUM DUM GIRLS, LINDA EDER, EISLEY, FIREBIRD, FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS, DAVID FOSTER, KNOW + HOPE COLLECTIVE, DAVID LANZ, LYKKE LI, MIDDLE BROTHER, BUDDY MILLER, NEEMA, PAPERCUTS, JOHN POPPER, DEVA PREMAL & THE GYUTO MONKS, RON SEXSMITH, SKRILLEX, MIKE WATT, LUCINDA WILLIAMS. A number of these will be available on vinyl!
Tuesday, March 1, 7:00PM: Tournées Film Festival in the Sharwan Smith Student Center Theater on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City . This week the festival will be premiering "Welcome”. Admission is FREE and open to the public. All films are in French with English subtitles.
Wednesday, March 2, 8:00PM: Open Mic Night at Groovacious! Sign-ups at 7:30, music at 8:00. Participants are selected by random drawing and limited to 2 songs each or about ten minutes. It is always FREE! Groovacious at 173 N. 100 West, Cedar City . www.groovacious.com.
Wednesday, March 2, 5:00PM: The 19th Annual Braithwaite Art Auction at Rusty’s Ranch House at 2275 E. Highway 14 just east of Cedar City . Tickets are $45.00 for the auction with dinner included. For information, call 865-8561 or 586-3839. www.suu.edu/pva/artgallery/auction/
Thursday, March 3, 7:00PM: 50th Anniversary Utah Shakespeare Festival: Shakespeare on Film in the Sharwan Smith Theatre on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City . This week will be the showing of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream””, the 1935 version, hosted by USF founder, Fred C. Adams. This film starred Mickey Rooney and was directed by Max Reinhardt. Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $5.00. For information call 435-586-7878.
Friday, March 4, 10:00PM: OFF THE CUFF Improv Comedy Show at the Crystal Inn at 1575 W. 200 N. in Cedar City . Admission is $7.00 or $5.00 with student I.D. Live improv comedy with a “G” rating, fun for the whole family. For more information call 435-261-4216. www.otccomedy.com
Saturday, March 5, 8:00AM – 5:00PM: Teachers, students, and parents choose two appropriate pieces to be played for the festival: Soloists, Duets, Trios, Quartets, and Fiddlers. For more information, get in contact with Marin Colby at 435-231-2182 http://www.southernutahstringfestival.org
Saturday, March 5, 4:00PM: Martin Tyner, Founder & CEO of the Southwest Wildlife Foundation will be releasing a bald eagle at the Parowan Gap.As the friends and families of the Utah National Guard unit 222 are preparing for the departure of their unit we felt it would be very appropriate to dedicate this eagle release to all of the men and women of the armed forces who have served our country so courageously and their families, especially the members and the families of the 222.
The bald eagle is the emblem of our nation; our national symbol and anyone who would like to come and watch this beautiful eagle soar back to the wild to join us at the Parowan Gap at 4 pm Saturday March 5th.
The Parowan Gap is located approximately 17 miles north of Cedar City . Go north on the Minersville Highway approximately 15 miles. Turn right toward the Parowan Gap (it’s the only paved road heading east) The Parowan Gap is 2 ½ miles east of the Minersville Highway . For more information contact, call 590-1618 or email swf@netutah.com www.gowildlife.org For the story of how this four-year-old bald eagle was rescued, visit the SWF on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cedar-City-Arts-Council/136307416435074#!/group.php?gid=85218228664
Saturday, March 5, 9:00PM: SONS OF MOTHERS at Mike’s Tavern 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City , 867-5990. This will be the last show with Chuck Triplett (bass) before his deployment to Iraq . www.MikesTavernCC.com www.greenswiftduo.com/fr_sonsofmother.cfm
Saturday, March 5, 7:00PM: RHEPTAR, RUMBLE RUMBLE, THE BIGGEST STUNT live at Gotham, 1065 S. Main in Cedar City . $5.00, all ages. Presented by the Young Democrats of Iron County w/ Democrats at SUU. Check out Gotham on facebook.
Saturday, March 5, 8:00AM – 5:00PM: Teachers, students, and parents choose two appropriate pieces to be played for the festival: Soloists, Duets, Trios, Quartets, and Fiddlers. For more information, get in contact with Marin Colby at 435-231-2182 or marin_colby@yahoo.com http://www.southernutahstringfestival.org.
And coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------------
Thursday, March 24, 7:00PM: HOWARD R. DRIGGS MEMORIAL LECTURE
Saturday, April 2, 9:00PM: LOOSE CONNECTION at Mike’s Tavern.
Tuesday, April 5, 8:00PM: HARPER & Midwest Kind at Mike’s Tavern.
Saturday, April 16: Rock n Reggae Festival at Stahli Farms in Washington .
Thursday, April 21, 8:00PM: OLD CALIFORNIO at Groovacious.
Tuesday, April 26: Cedar City Arts Council Spring Social at Braun Books.
Saturday, May 21, 8:00PM: NIKKI FOROVA at Groovacious.
The seventeen main stage acts for Groovefest 2011 will be: Danielle Ate the Sandwich (Loveland, CO), Janet Robin (Los Angeles, CA), Shotgun Party (Austin, TX), Hymn For Her (1961 Bambi Airstream), Girls Guns & Glory (Boston, MA), Marinade (Salt Lake City, UT), Avey Brothers (Quad Cities, IA), The Congress (Denver, CO), Honey Don’t (Paonia, CO), Sarah Sample (Seattle, WA), Wendy Colonna (Austin, TX), Johnson Family Band (Fargo, ND), Old Californio (Pasadena, CA), The Brothers Comatose (San Francisco, CA), The Defibulators (Brooklyn, NY), The Scott Holt Band (Columbia, TN), Kokolo (New York, NY) Additional performers confirmed as of today: Melody with Tyler Forsberg, Rob Drabkin, Jules Morrow, Kristina Wood, Nikki Forova, Kaitlin Sevy, Chas Hollingshead...
Daily updates at the Groovefest website or Groovefest group page on facebook.
The advertising supporters for the 2011 Groovefest are listed here. If you’d like to jump on board and be a financial supporter, get in touch with us today! We can’t do it without you! You can view the support levels at www.groovefestutah.com .
2011 GROOVEFEST SUPPORTERS SO FAR: "Gold Guitar" Presenters $800+: Crystal Inn Hotel & Suites, Cedar City Brian Head Tourism Bureau, Braun Books, The Grind Coffeehouse, Cherry Creek Radio, Cedar City Daily News, Dailey Builders, Hughes & Associates, Southern Utah University "Silver Saxophone" Underwriters $400+: Frontier Homestead State Park, KSUU Power 91, True Colors Screen Printing, SAMCO, Bradshaw Chevrolet Buick, Pura Vida College of Massage Therapy, JB Framing, Blue Sky Services, Mike's Tavern, Toadz, Twitchell Studios "Bronze Banjo" Sponsors $200+: Video Outlet, Smith’s Food & Drug, Sunshine Nutrition, Smead Manufacturing Co., R. Scott Phillips, Studio West Photography, The Tire Company, Hunter-Cowan, Robison Rentals, Janet Naisbitt-Bagley – ERA Realty, Mosdell Sanitation, Hunter’s Portable Toilets, StGeorgeNightOut.com, ADR Pro Prep LLC, Vickie Sorensen Nature Works, Lin's Marketplace
The Grand Lodge at Brian Head “Magnesium Mandolin” Contributors $100+: The Wizz, The Paw Spa, Pizano’s Pizza, Cedar Music Store & Studio, High Desert Pawn, Rolling Rubber, St. Jude's Episcopal Church, Bulloch Drug, M&D Foodtown, North Fork Drywall, Barber J’s, Gym On Main - Parowan, Cedar Post Pawn, State Bank of Southern Utah, Bristlecone Building Co., Jim & Jeanine Howells, Market Grill, Rambouillet/Music Barn/Hamburger Patty's, Buster and Bob Giles, Ogden's Flooring & Design, Parowan Dental, Cedar City Handyman, Inc., Lost Trail Minerals
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