MUSIC & ART (and other interesting stuff)
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF May 9, 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
The Groovacious Dozen: Best Sellers: May 2-6, 2011
1- Fleet Foxes “Helplessness Blues”
2- Stevie Nicks “In Your Dreams”
3- Adele “21”
4- Amanda Shires “Carrying Lightning”
5- Foo Fighters “Wasting Light”
6- Otep “atavist”
7- Shinedown “Somewhere in the Stratosphere”
8- Sixx AM “This is Gonna Hurt”
9- Emmylou Harris “Hard Bargain”
10- Hollywood Undead “American Tragedy”
11- Head & the Heart “The Head and the Heart”
12- Beastie Boys “Hot Sauce Committee Part Two”
Ongoing happenings in Cedar City ----------
At Mike’s Tavern; Tuesday - OPEN MIKE’S NIGHT (except this week), Wednesday & Saturday - KARAOKE, Thursday - Dance night, Friday - LADIES NIGHT, 1ST Saturday of month - Live Band Night. Mike’s Tavern is at 90West Hoover, 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. Toadz is at 432 No. 100 West, Cedar City 867-8988. www.clubtoadz.com.
Here’s what we found happening for this week ---------------------------------
Saturday, May 7 – Saturday, May 14: Utah Archeology Week www.history.utah.gov or www.utaharcheology.org.
Tuesday, May 10, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS!
Here is this week’s selection: ERIC BIBB, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, BLUE OCTOBER, GREG BROWN, THE CARS, PETER CASE, CHRISTOPHER CROSS, JIMMIE DALE GILMORE, WARREN HAYNES, BOOKER T. JONES, THE LONELY ISLAND, MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, MATTHEW MORRISON, NAZARETH, RANDY NEWMAN, NOVEMBER'S DOOM, OKKERVIL RIVER, CHRISTINA PERRI, LEE SCRATCH PERRY, SAM ROBERTS, SEA & CAKE, SLEEPING WITH SIRENS, SLOAN, BEN SOLLEE, SPEARHEAD, STILLWELL, CHRIS THILE & MICHAEL DAVES, URGE OVERKILL, WUMPSCUTT, YOUNG LEGIONNAIRE. A large number of these will also be on vinyl!! Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com
Wednesday, May 11, 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, May 12, noon - 7:00PM: 3-Inch Art Show featuring area elementary school students (K – 5th grade) 3-inch art work, in the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City; admission is FREE and will be running through Saturday, May 21. This show is part of an awareness campaign for the Southern Utah Museum of Art. For more information 435-586-5432 or visit www.suu.edu/pva/artgallery/.
Friday, May 13, 9:00PM: Salute the Troops benefit for the 2-222 at Toadz featuring AURA SURREAL, SON’S OF MOTHERS, THE WESTERN BONECLEAVERS, BOTTLED MONKEY, JUNIPER CITY at Toadz Bar at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City 867-8988. Anyone wanting to make a contribution but cannot make it, please call 435-590-7525. For other information call 435-867-8988. www.clubtoadz.com.
Friday, May 13, 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.
Saturday, May 14, 9:00AM: Native Plant Sale in the Iron County Visitor Center Parking Lot at 581 N. Main St. in Cedar City. Native plants, along with adapted species of plants, which will flourish in Iron County, will be on sale. For more information call Marguerite Smith 435-867-5487.
And coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------------
Friday, May 20, 9:00PM: ERIK THE RED at Mike’s Tavern.
Saturday, May 21, 8:00PM: NIKKI FOROVA at Groovacious. www.nikkiforova.com
Saturday, May 28, 7:00PM: DOUG HAYWOOD at The Music Barn in Parowan (season opener).
Take a look at who is performing at Groovefest! Sunday afternoons, KSUU/Power91 is broadcasting music from the Groovefest roster, 6:00AM – 3:00PM! Learn even more by visiting their web site and/or facebook page.
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)
Antioquia (San Francisco, CA)
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, Kaitlin Sevy, Chas Hollingshead, Stillhouse Road, Mark Brut, Peter Street Fiddle Band, Sala Tumanuvao
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, SAMCO Building, 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, Best Western Town & Country Inn, Stratford Court, Iron County Today, Funder Welding "Silver Saxophone" Underwriters $400+: Frontier Homestead State Park, KSUU Power 91, True Colors Screen Printing, 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., Sage Hills Yoga & Retreat Center, Comfort Inn & Suites "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, Cedar City Area Chamber of Commerce, The Grand Lodge at Brian Head, Bill Byrnes, Southern Skies Aviation, CL Pro Events, Super 8 Hotel, Quality Inn, Lael Langston “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, Artisans, Days Inn – Cedar City, Amid Summer’s Inn, The Anniversary House, Erin Waldman, Intersearch
Please support these businesses and individuals!
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