MUSIC & ART (and other interesting stuff)
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF March 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
There are many ways you can be a part of the 2011 GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL!
· Donate items and/or purchase items at the annual Groovefest rummage sale coming up on April 30! http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsburger/51382071-53/groovefest-festival-sale-cedar.html.csp
· Donate just $5.00 to one of the ongoing Groovefest drawings: the Dean Resonator Guitar and/or the Whittlestick’s custom handmade ukulele!
· You or your business can be a Groovefest financial supporter. The deadline for advertising with Groovefest is quickly approaching!! We have set April 15 for the deadline to get on the posters and other printed material. For as little as $100.00, you can be an official Groovefest supporter! Here are the basic levels of advertising; the details for each are described on the Groovefest website at www.groovefestutah.com:
“Magnesium Mandolin” Contributors $100.00 +
“Bronze Banjo” Sponsors $200.00 +
“Silver Saxophone” Underwriters $400.00 +
“Gold Guitar” Presenters $800.00 +
· Spread the word! Tell all your friends – everyone you meet about the festival, go to the Groovefest American Music Festival Facebook group and invite all your Facebook friends.
· Come to the Groovefest meetings and give your time as a Groovefest volunteer. Find out how by giving us a call at 435-867-9800.
Daily updates at the Groovefest website or Groovefest group page on facebook.
The Groovacious Dozen: Best Sellers: March 21-26, 2011
1- The Strokes “Angles”
2- Tommy Shaw “The Great Divide”
3- Noah and the Whale “Last Night on Earth”
4- Travis Barker “Give the Drummer Some”
5- Children of Bodom “Relentless, Reckless Forever”
6- Kid Rock “Born Free”
7- Bruno Mars “Doo-Wops & Holligans”
8- Pink “Greatest Hits… So Far!”
9- Duran Duran “All You Need Is Now”
10- Green Day “Awesome As F**k”
11- Joe Bonamassa “Dust Bowl”
12- PJ Harvey “Let England Shake”
Ongoing happenings in Cedar City ----------
AT Mike’s Tavern; Tuesday - OPEN MIKE’S NIGHT, Wednesday & Saturday - KARAOKE, Thursday - Dance night, Friday - LADIES 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
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.
Here’s what we found happening for this week ---------------------------------
Monday, March 28, 8:30PM: Open Mic at Toadz with Mason Cottam. All types of performers welcome. Toadz is at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City 867-8988. www.clubtoadz.com.
Monday, March 28, 7:30PM: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the Randall L. Jones Theatre at 300 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children/students. Provided by the Education Department of the Utah Shakespeare Festival's Amateur Production / Playmakers. For tickets and information call 435-586-7878.
Tuesday, March 29, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS!
AIDEN, AMON AMARTH, MARCIA BALL, BAND OF HEATHENS, BEARDFISH, BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (Best of), RORY BLOCK, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, E-40 (2 albums), EMERY, HENRY GRAY, GREAT WHITE ( Hits), THE HAUNTED, LOS LONELY BOYS, MAD MEN (soundtrack), THE MOUNTAIN GOATS, NCIS (TV score), WILLIE NELSON AND WYNTON MARSALIS (songs of Ray Charles), OBITS, OF LEGEND, PETER BJORN AND JOHN, RADIOHEAD, SNOOP DOGG, THE SOUNDS, AMY SPEACE, BRITNEY SPEARS, BILLY SQUIER (Essential), SUM 41, UNWRITTEN LAW, WHITESNAKE, WITHIN TEMPTATION, WIZ KHALIFA. As usual, many of these will be in on vinyl! Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com
Tuesday, March 29, 11:30AM: SUU Spring Semester Convocations Lecture Series presents “Feminism: It's Not What You Think It Is...” presented by Dr. Lianne McLarty; Department of Film Studies, University of Victoria. Held in the SUU Auditorium AT300 W. University Blvd. IN Cedar City. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information call 435-586-5419 or visit www.suu.edu/convocations.
Tuesday, March 29, 7:30PM: Music Masterworks Series: "Symphony in Riffs” concert presented by the SUU Jazz Band featuring Bob Sheppard in the Heritage Center Theater at105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Admission is $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for youth. Tickets can be obtained by calling 435-586-7872 or can be purchased at the door. For information call 435-586-7890.
Wednesday, March 30, 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 30, 7:00PM: Cedar Square Dancing Classes in the Senior Center at 489 E. 200 S. in Cedar City. The first class is free, cost after that is $7.00 per couple or $3.50 per individual. For more information call Pat or Hazel Matthews at 435-867-9210 or 435-531-6811.
Thursday, March 31, 12:00PM - 7:00PM: Senior Portfolio Show. Features graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts students work, Tuesday - Saturday in the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is free. Also on Friday. For more information 435-586-5432 or visit www.suu.edu/pva/artgallery/.
Thursday, March 31, 7:00PM: 50th Anniversary Utah Shakespeare Festival: Shakespeare on Film in the Sharwan Smith Theatre on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd, Cedar City. This week features the showing of 'King Lear' – 1971 version starring Paul Scofield and directed by Peter Brook. Hosted by Richard Bugg, professor of Theatre Arts at SUU. General admission. For information call 435-586-7878.
Thursday, March 31, 7:00PM: Art Insight on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Features presentations and discussions by visiting artists and art educators from around the nation who share their work and insights and attend gallery openings. Admission is free, and the general public is invited to attend. For more information call 435-865-8800 or visit www.suu.edu/arts.
Thursday, March 31, 7:00PM: Open Mic at Gotham at 1065 S. Main in Cedar City. 435-592-9339
Friday, April 1, 10:00PM: OFF THE CUFF Improv Comedy Show at Fun Time Inflatables at 1450 W. Industrial Rd. 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.
Friday, April 1, 6:30PM: Country Dance (unfortunately we don’t know who the band is) on the new Cedar City Aquatic Center Dance Floor at 2090 W. Royal Hunte Dr. in Cedar City 16 years and older: admission is $4.00 per person or $7.00 for a couple (or two friends). For more information call 435-865-9223. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cedar-City-Aquatic-Center/107882522564743.
Friday, April 1, 7:30PM: Cedar City Junior Ballet performs "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - A Ballet in Two Acts in the Randall L Jones Theatre at 300 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. $10.00 general admission. *Children under 4yrs will not be admitted*. Also plays on Saturday. For tickets call 435-586-7878 and for information call Lise Mills at 435-867-4719.
Friday, April 1, 9:00PM: JUNIPER CITY at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. For information call 435-867-8988. www.clubtoadz.com
Saturday, April 2, 8:00PM: RHEPTAR, THE VIBRANT SOUND, THE RELIEF SOCIETY and KAOTIS INFINITUM at Gotham at 1065 S. Main in Cedar City. Admission is $3.00 with a can of food, &5.00 without. For information, call 435-592-9339.
Saturday, April 2, 9:00PM: Great rock and blues with LOOSE CONNECTION at Mike’s Tavern. Mike’s is at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City, 867-5990 www.MikesTavernCC.com
Saturday, April 2, all day: Brian Head Spring Carnival & Dummy Jump held at Giant Steps Lodge in Brian Head, Utah. Celebrate Spring with Brian Head Resort and a weekend of games and fun on the mountain, and be sure to create your own dummy to participate in the annual dummy jump (for rules visit www.brianhead.com). For information call 888-677-2810 or visit www.brianheadchamber.com.
Saturday, April 2, 8:00PM: “Light Up the Night 4” featuring ACID MICROWAVE, FIGHT THE QUIET, 5IVE SECOND HERO AND angie evans – Benefit blacklight concert against rape & sexual assault in the Rotunda on the SUU campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Tickets are $7.00 for students and $10.00 for community. All proceeds go to the Southern Utah Mobile Crisis Team. Brought to you by The Center for Women and Families.
And coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------------
Tuesday, April 5, 8:00PM: HARPER & Midwest Kind at Mike’s Tavern. www.harper.biz
Wednesday, April 6, 7:00PM: Cedar City Downtown Retail Alliance fundraiser with TAARKA http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=151370751588730
Saturday, April 9, 7:00PM: ROB CROSBY at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church. Fundraiser for Relay For Life Iron County www.robcrosby.com
Wednesday, April 13, 7:00PM: The Muse's Market with Gabrielle Louise at Groovacious. http://www.musesmarket.com/cedar-city.html
Thursday, April 14, 7:30: Orchestra of Southern Utah: Music inspired by William Shakespeare in cooperation with the Utah Shakespearean Festival celebrating their 50th season. www.robcrosby.com
Saturday, April 16: Rock n Reggae Festival at Staheli Farms in Washington.
Thursday, April 21, 8:00PM: OLD CALIFORNIO at Groovacious. www.oldcalifornio.com
Tuesday, April 26: Cedar City Arts Council Spring Social at Braun Books.
Saturday, April 30, 9:00PM: Groovefest Spring Rummage Sale at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church
Saturday, May 21, 8:00PM: NIKKI FOROVA at Groovacious. www.nikkiforova.com
Take a look at who will be performing at Groovefest. All of these acts are professional touring musicians and have web sites and facebook pages for you to visit and learn more about them.
Friday, June 24:
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)
Saturday, June 25:
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)
Richmond Fontaine (Portland, OR)
Additional performers confirmed: Ash Creek, Melody with Tyler Forsberg, Rob Drabkin, Jules Morrow, Kristina Wood, Nikki Forova, Kaitlin Sevy, Chas Hollingshead, Stillhouse Road, Mark Brut.
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+: Camp Creek Trees, 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, Independent Publishing Company, Inc.,
Center for Media Innovation, Sonny Boy’s Barbecue "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, Southwest Applied Technology College, Whittlesticks, Inc. "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, Bill Byrnes “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, Georg's Ski Shop, Will Schryver
Please support these businesses!
