MUSIC, ART & HAPPENINGS around Cedar City, Utah
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF October 17, 2011
From the desk of Tim Groove with daily Groovacious updates on Facebook
GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
173 N. 100 W. CEDAR CITY, UT 84720 435-867-9800
The Groovacious Dozen Hot Sellers: October 3-8, 2011
1- Five Finger Death Punch “American Capitalists”
2- Various Artists “The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams”
3- Blink 182 “Neighborhoods”
4- Blessthefall “Awakening”
5- Red Hot Chili Peppers “I’m With You”
6- Scotty McCreery “Clear as Day”
7- Pitbull “Planet Pit”
8- SuperHeavy “Superheavy”
9- Wilco “The Whole Love”
10- Alice Cooper “Welcome 2 My Nightmare”
11- Mastodon “Hunter”
12- Fruit Bats “Tripper”
Ongoing happenings in Cedar City ----------
Mike’s Tavern; 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.
The Utah Shakespeare Festival 351 W. Center Street, Cedar City, Utah. Playing this fall: “The Winter’s Tale”, “Dial M For Murder” and “Noises Off”. 800-PLAYTIX or 435-586-7878 Visit www.bard.org for complete information.
Here’s what we found happening for this week ---------------------------------
Tuesday, October 18: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! T-BONE BURNETT'S SPEAKING CLOCK REVUE, JUDY COLLINS, CRADLE OF FILTH, ROB CROW, KIMYA DAWSON, EMERY, EVERLAST, ICED EARTH, CHRIS ISAAK, THE JACKA, JANE'S ADDICTION, JOE, KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS, KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS, LAURIE LEWIS, SHELBY LYNNE, M83, WYNTON MARLSALIS, MATISYAHU, MONTGOMERY GENTRY, MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND, ORIGINAL 7VEN, PUSCIFER, SCREAMING TREES, STING, PATRICK STUMP, SUPERSUCKERS, THE SWEET, UNDEROATH. A large number of these titles, as usual, are available on vinyl LP! We also carry record players!! Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com
Tuesday, October 18, 11:30AM: SUU Spring Semester Lecture Series (Convocations) presents “Roboticist” presented by JEFF LIEBERMAN (of the Discovery Channel). He explores the connections between the arts, sciences, education, passion, creativity, and the potential future of human consciousness; in the SUU Auditorium on the SUU Campus at 351 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.
Wednesday, October 19, 8:00PM: Open Mic Night at Groovacious! FREE sign-up at 7:30, music, spoken word, comedy, dance etc. Participants are selected at random and limited to 2 songs each or about ten minutes. Groovacious is Cedar City’s only record store and one the most unique and complete in the western region and located at 173 North 100 West, Cedar City, Utah 435-867-9800. www.groovacious.com.
Wednesday, October 19, 8:00PM: Open Mic Night at Groovacious! FREE sign-up at 7:30, music, spoken word, comedy, dance etc. Participants are selected at random and limited to 2 songs each or about ten minutes. Groovacious is Cedar City’s only record store and one the most unique and complete in the western region and located at 173 North 100 West, Cedar City, Utah 435-867-9800. www.groovacious.com.
Wednesday, October 19, 7:00PM: 14th annual Utah Humanities Book Festival at the Cedar City Public Library at 303 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Admission is FREE. There will be a multimedia presentation of text and photos from Greg MacGregor and Siegfried Halus's “In Search of Dominguez & Escalante: Photographing the 1776 Spanish Expedition Through the Southwest” followed by a Q&A and book-signing. For information call 435-586-6661. www.cedarcitylibrary.org
Thursday, October 20, 7:00PM: Art Insight in the Great Hall, SUU’s Hunter Conference Center on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Featuring contemporary graphic design as seen through the eyes of Chinese artist Jiao Zhentao. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information call 435-865-8800. www.suu.edu/arts.
Thursday, October 20, 7:00PM: More Than Ghost Stories: Paranormal Investigations in Cedar City at the Frontier Homestead State Park at 635 N. Main St. in Cedar City. Join local paranormal investigators as they recount their ghost hunting adventures over the past year and share their findings with the public. The team has conducted investigations at numerous locations in an attempt to separate folk lore and stories from genuine paranormal activities. Evidence from the investigations will be presented and discussed. For information call 435-586-9290.
Thursday, October 20, 8:00PM-midnight: The Depths Haunted House hosted by Sigma Nu in the basement of Toadz Bar at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Admission is $7.00 or $5.00 with a can of food. This event is a fundraiser for Sigma Nu to the Iron County Care and Share. Runs through October 30.
Friday, October 21, 10:00PM: OFF THE CUFF Improv Comedy Show at their new location at 913 South Main St. 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, October 21, 6:00 – 11:00PM: Haunted Woods at Willow Glen Inn at 3308 N. Bulldog Rd. in Enoch. The Trail of Terror opens at dusk; admission is $7.00 for adults, $5.00 for children and the hayride $3.00. Open through October 29. Tickets are available at www.willowgleninn.com or call 866-586-3275 for more information.
Friday, October 21, 7:00PM – 12:00AM The Asylum Spook Alley Friday - Saturday in the old Cedar City Hospital at 75 E Altamira in Cedar City. Regular admission is $6.00 or $5.00 with current student ID. For information call 435-590-2497. Goes through Saturday, October 29.
Friday, October 21, 9:00: BREAST CANCER BENEFIT at Toadz Bar at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City 867-8988.
Saturday, October 22, 11:00AM: Scottish Storytelling with PETER SNOW, a storyteller from Scotland, will be sharing a collection of stories from his book “The Shifty Lad” at Braun Books at 25 N. Main St. in Cedar City. Great for adults and older children, although everyone is invited to attend! Please pass the word along!
Saturday, October 22, 8:00PM: LOVE CREATURE featuring Karyn Whittemore at Cravings at 1180 Sage Drive. Admission is $5.00 or $3.00 for students.
And coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------------
Wednesday, October 26, 7:30PM: TOADZ ZOMBIE WALK CHARITY FOR THE CHILDRENS JUSTICE CENTER! Toadz Charity Zombie Walk begins at The Pizza Factory at 131 S. Main St. and end at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City, Utah. Dress like a zombie and help this cause for a minimum $2.00 donation. All proceeds will go towards the Iron County Children’s Justice Center. And beginning at 8:30PM Zombie Walk participants over 21 will get free entry into Comedy Night starring James "Mr. Bigfoot" Scott from BET, UPN, and Sirius radio. At 10:00PM. People participating in the Zombie walk pay no cover charge for LADIES NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD WITH DJJOHNNYUTAH! Prizes for best male and female zombie costumes as well as best overall costume! Toadz is at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City 435-867-8988. www.clubtoadz.com.
Friday, October 28, 8:00PM: The Lance Dennett Memorial Fund presents TOMBSTONE TRIBUTE 2011 at Toadz Bar at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. This year features live music by MUDDY BOOTS, BILA GAANA and JUNIPER CITY. The night will also feature a costume contest, drawings, and more. 2011 recipients are Evan G. Wilcock, Lucy Dennett, Clayton Price, Jaymon Foxx, Jeremy Utter, Eloise Talley, Dennis V. Frazier, Correen G. Frazier, Cheryl Maher, and Scott Wiggin.
Friday, October 28 – Sunday, October 30: Cedar Livestock & Heritage Festival featuring DAVE STAMEY in concert. Plus historic sheep wagons, a stock dog demo, People’s Choice Dutch Oven Contest, antique tractor pull, Draft horse pull & show, cowboy poetry, vintage car display, quilt show, and the Sheep Parade where one thousand head of sheep parade down Cedar City’s Main Street! www.cedarlivestockfest.com
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