MUSIC & ART (and other interesting stuff)
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF May 23, 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 16-21, 2011
1- Seether “Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray”
2- Hollywood Undead “American Tragedy”
3- Pink “Greatest Hits… So Far!”
4- Black Label Society “The Song Remains Not the Same”
5- Sixx: A.M. “This is Gonna Hurt”
6- Parachute “The Way It Is”
7- Daniele Luppi “Rome”
8- Greg Brown “Freak Flag”
9- Amanda Shires “Carrying Lightning”
10- Warren Haynes “Man in Motion”
11- Ben Harper “Give Till It’s Gone”
12- Too Slim & the Taildraggers “Shiver”
Ongoing happenings in Cedar City ----------
Mike’s Tavern; Tuesday - OPEN MIKE’S NIGHT, Wednesday & Saturday - KARAOKE, Thursday - Dance night, Friday - LADIES NIGHT, 1ST Saturday of month - Live Band Night. Mike’s Tavern is at 90 W. Hoover, Cedar City 867-5990 www.MikesTavernCC.com
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 N. 100 W. in Cedar City 867-8988. www.clubtoadz.com.
Here’s what we found happening for this week ---------------------------------
Tuesday, May 24, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! Here’s what’s in store for this week: AGAINST ME, JOSEPH ARTHUR, FRANKIE BALLARD, DAVID BAZAN, KATE BUSH, FOSTER THE PEOPLE, GLEE CAST, LADY GAGA, RAY MANZAREK & ROY ROGERS, STEPHEN MARLEY, THE MOANERS, THURSTON MOORE (produced by Beck), NEAL MORSE, BRAD PAISLEY, BRENDAN PERRY (Dead Can Dance), PRODIGY, SHE WANTS REVENGE, VIEUX FARKA TOURE. Many of these titles, as usual, are available on vinyl LP! Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com
Wednesday, May 25, 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.
Friday, May 27, 7:30PM: FUND-RAISING CONCERT for Chino Jaime at Westview Christian Center, 2624 W. Highway 56 in Cedar City. Come enjoy an evening of acoustic Christian music around a bonfire with Chino and other musical guests. Please bring your own chair. Refreshments will be provided. Chino has been accepted to a music school in California. This event is to help raise money for tuition and expenses, so donations will be accepted.
Friday, May 27, 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, May 27, 9:00PM: MIDDLE OF THE ROAD at Toadz, 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City 867-8988. http://sonicbids.com/middleoftheroadrocks www.clubtoadz.com.
Saturday, May 28, 10:00AM: Coins Against Cancer Benefit Concert featuring BOTTLED MONKEY for 5 year old AVERY EVANS of Parowan, who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The concert will be held at the outdoor stage adjacent to the parking garage at the Heritage Center behind Cardon’s Shoes in downtown Cedar City. Bring your spare change. There will be jars set up to fill with Coins Against Cancer specifically for Avery. This will be the final concert by Bottled Monkey for a year as bassist Chuck Triplett is being deployed to Iraq. For more information, call Bryce Perkins of Lin’s Market at 435-865-6665.
Saturday, May 28, 7:00PM: DOUG HAYWOOD at The Music Barn in Parowan (season opener)The barn islocated at 197 W. 200 S. in Parowan. Doug has performed with and shared stages with many of the major players in music today and yesterday. Groovacious is selling advance tickets for $7.00! www.DougHaywood.com https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_139096059439645
Saturday, May 28, 8:00PM: RHEPTAR, THE BIGGEST STUNT, BCJ at Gotham all ages venue, 1065 S. Main in Cedar City. Admission is $4.00. Call 435-249-5555 for more information.
And coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------------
Saturday, June 4: Rockin' Downtown Nights 2011 Summer Concert Series featuring FICTIONIST, THE SHAKERS and ERIK THE RED. 2 tickets for $10.00 available in advance at Groovacious! http://rockindowntownnights.eventbrite.com/
Wednesday, June 22 – Sunday, June 26: GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL with the Cedar City Arts Festival in downtown Cedar City. Concerts, music workshops, After Hours Shows, Gospel Hour, art, food and music, music, music! www.groovefestutah.com or 435-867-9800.
*Time To Dance - Adult Social Dancing is gearing up for a West Coast Swing Class and are taking sign-ups now. Classes will begin when they get 8 couples or a mixture of singles and couples to equal class size. Classes will be held at Dance Magic Studios, behind Domino's on Main Street at 600 South.
West Coast Swing is the Dancer's choice of the Swing Dances. Its slotting style takes up very little room on the dance floor. Its sultry, sophisticated styling transcends any dancer to stand out from the ordinary swing that you see danced in Cedar. For more information email timetwodance5678@aol.com or visit http://timetodance5678.weebly.com/.
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)
Nikki Forova (Los Angeles, CA)
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, Dick Ericksen, Lindsay Miller, 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: "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, Lael Langston "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 “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
Please support these businesses and individuals!
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