Monday, November 07, 2011

Cedar City Birthday party, Iron Mission Days, top sellers and more!!


MUSIC, ART & HAPPENINGS around Cedar City, Utah
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF November 7, 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 Hot Dozen Best Sellers: October 31-November 5, 2011
1- Tom Waits “Bad As Me”
2- Coldplay “Mylo Xyloto”
3- Five Finger Death Punch “American Capitalists”
4- Gold Leaves “The Ornament”
5- Evanescence “Evanescence”
6- Toby Keith “Clancy’s Tavern”
7- Luke Bryan “Tailgates & Tanlines”
8- Insane Clown Posse “Featuring Freshness”
9- The Decemberists “Long Live the King”
10- Yo Yo Ma/Sturat Duncan/Edgar Meyer/Chris Thile “Goat Rodeo”
11- Florence & the Machine “Ceremonials”
12- Puscifer “Conditions of My People”

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.

Here’s what we found happening for this week ---------------------------------

Monday, November 7, 7:00PM: The musical production of Bye Bye Birdie, presented by Cedar High School's Drama Department in the Cedar High School Auditorium at 703 W. 600 S. in Cedar City. Admission is $5.00. Continues through Saturday, November 12.

Tuesday, November 1: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS!  Fall is in the air at Groovacious and it’s that time of the year - here’s a sample for this week: ANGELS & AIRWAVES, AS I LAY DYING, DISTURBED, BRIAN ENO, FOUR YEAR STRONG, NOEL GALLAGHER, JOSH GRACIN, JIM HALL & PAT METHENY, ETTA JAMES, KEITH JARRETT, MEDESKI, SCOFIELD, MARTIN & WOOD, RANDY NEWMAN, JOE NICHOLS, NOW 40, PINK MARTINI, RASCAL FLATTS, RUSH, SAVOY BROWN, SECRET GARDEN, KEITH SWEAT, TECH N9NE. A number of these titles, as usual, are available on vinyl LP! And remember… we also carry record players!! Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com

Wednesday, November 9, 7:00PM: Iron Mission Days! Activities include a Museum Open House and a special lecture by retired SUU professor Steve Heath called "History at our Doorstep” and will be sponsored by the Iron County Historical Society. It will detail the changing of the times Mr. Heath witnessed while living across the street from the university, where he taught for nearly 40 years.
The open house and lecture is at the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum at 635 N. Main St. in Cedar City. For information call 435-586-9290.

Wednesday, November 9, 8:00PM: Open Mic Night at Groovacious! FREE - sign-ups 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

Thursday, November 10, 6:30PM: Wine and Food Pairing. The Cedar City Wine Club and the Depot Grill will be hosting a Pinot Noir wine tasting combined with several exciting new dishes at the Depot Grill at 241 N. Main St. Cedar City. The price will be $65 per person, with tax and gratuity included. To make reservations, contact the Depot Grill at 435-865-7445.

Thursday, November 10, 7:00PM: Art Insight in the Centrum Arena Section K on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. This insight will feature post visual effects artist, Richard Enriquez. He will also discuss the ever-changing role of technology in the current cinematic landscape. Admission is free and the public is invited. For more information call 435-865-8800. www.suu.edu/arts

Thursday, November 10, 7:30PM: "Bickerings, Battles and Brawls!" presented by SUU Music Masterworks in the Thorley Recital Hall, Music Building on SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for students and children. Continues through Saturday, November 12. For information call 435-586-7872. www.suu.edu/arts

Friday, November 11, 7:30PM: Cedar City Birthday Ball in the Heritage Center Theater at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. The celebration includes entertainment, drawings, local floor show and fresh Dutch Oven Cobbler. Admission is FREE. For more information call Mike Liebhardt 435-865-7289.

Friday, November 11, 6:30PM Friday, November 11, 9:00PM: NEVER BEFORE with MARTYRED OUTLAW and INFINITE DISORDER at Toadz Bar at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City 435-867-8988.   www.clubtoadz.com.


Friday, November 11, 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

Saturday, November 12, 9:00AM-12:00PM: Fall & Winter Farmers Market (indoors) at 509 N. 200 W. in Cedar City. Fresh locally grown vegetables and fruits, Artisan cheeses, bread, jams & jellies, fresh eggs and hot food vendors. For more information, call 435-531-6271 or 435-559-2791.

Saturday, November 12, 10:00AM-4:00PM: Iron Mission Days Special Community Day at Frontier Homestead State Park Museum at 635 N. Main in Cedar City. Pioneer activities, crafts for kids, and living history demonstrations. New this year will be stations offering gold panning, wagon loading, and baking in a new earthen oven. Plus… the recently completed water wheel will be turning, and there will be tours of the nearly complete Hunter House. The cost is $5.00 per family. For information call 435-586-9290.

Saturday, November 12, 3:00PM: 1st Community Meeting for the Cedar City Dog Park at Urban Dawgz Bakery - self groom at 1420 S. Providence Dr. #5 in Cedar City. Join Cedar City area dog enthusiasts for the first meeting to make the community dog park a reality. In preparation for this meeting organizers want to make sure that the community is aware of the plans for the park. Letters describing the necessity for the dog park are encouraged to be written to city officials. Signatures for the petition need to be gathered and any help in this area would be extremely beneficial. Call 435-586-3647 for more info.

Saturday, November 12, 7:30PM: LOVE CREATURE featuring KARYN WHITTEMORE at Cravings at 1180 Sage Dr. Unit F in Cedar City. Admission is free. For more info call 435.592.4869.   www.lovecreture.com


And coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------------

Thursday, November 17, 7:30PM: Orchestra of Southern Utah presents “World Journey”, directed by Xun Sun at the Heritage Center Theatre at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar. Performances include Pines of Rome by Respighi, Thus Spake Zarathustra by R. Strauss, Jupiter Symphony #41 by Mozart and Ritual ShenNong by Zhou Hong. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students, or group of six $30.00. For more information, call 435-865-2882.   www.orchestraofsouthernutah.org

Saturday, November 19, 9:00PM: MUD plays the music of Pink Floyd at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City.  Call 435-867-5990 for further information.   www.MikesTavernCC.com

Saturday, December 10, 9:00AM – 3:00PM: Rummage & Bake Sale to benefit the 10th Anniversary Groovefest American Festival at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church at 70 N. 200 W. in Cedar City. Drop off donations to Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. For more information, call 435-867-9800 or 435-586-8303.   www.groovefestutah.com

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