Monday, January 09, 2012

Martin Tyner on TV, SUMA Preview, Off The Cuff Birthday, Top Dozen in Music + much more!

MUSIC, ART & HAPPENINGS around Cedar City, Utah
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF January 9, 2012
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

Was everyone able to catch the news story on Martin Tyner?
Check it out – here is the link on Fox:
We are so blessed to have a man like Martin in our midst and I encourage everyone to support the efforts of the Southwest Wildlife Foundation in their efforts to build the visitors center & nature park here in Cedar Canyon. It will benefit us all…


The Groovacious Dozen Best Sellers: January 2-7, 2012
1- Korn “The Path of Totality”
2- Adele “21”
3- Nickelback “Here & Now”
4- Black Keys “El Camino”
5- Five Finger Death Punch “American Capitalist”
6- Wilco “The Whole Love”
7- Young Jeezy “TM: 103 Hustlers Ambition”
8- Luke Bryan “Tailgates & Tanlines”         
9- The Civil Wars “Barton Hollow”
10- Brian Wilson “In the Key of Disney”
11- Toby Keith “Clancy’s Tavern”
12- Drake “Take Care”

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 435-867-5990 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 435-867-8988. www.clubtoadz.com.

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

Tuesday, January 10: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! New in the Universal “Icon” series; ANTHRAX, Cinderella, DEEP PURPLE, JA RULE, URIAH HEEP. New albums to get excited about are coming by L.A. GUNS, LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO, LITTLE WILLIES (w/Norah Jones), MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR, NIGHTWISH, REBELUTION, SAFETYSUIT, SNOW PATROL, PAT TRAVERS & CARMINE APPICE. Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com

Wednesday, January 11, 12:00PM: Pizza and Politics: R. Scott Phillips Discusses Arts Advocacy in the Entertainment Bureau on the SUU Campus at 35 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. For more information call Jon McNaughtan at 435-586-7700    www.suu.edu

Wednesday, January 11, 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, January 12 – February 4, 12;00PM – 7:00PM, Tuesday through Saturday: SUMA, the Preview, to get you excited about the reality of SUMA – the Southern Utah Museum of Art, at the Braithwaite Gallery on the SUU Campus at 351 W. Unieversity Blvd. in Cedar City. Fundraising is progressing and organizers hope to break ground in the first half of 2012. This event is to help answer any questions you might have, such as: What will the museum look like? Exactly where will it be? What happens to the Braithwaite? How will this benefit my children? How can I volunteer?, etc. Here is the chance to get those questions answered and get a sneak peek at the designs and materials. Admission is free and, if you go for one of the Community Nights, Thursday, January 19 or Thursday, January 26, from 3:00PM to 7:00PMPM, there will be docents available to answer all your questions.  Call Joanne Brattain at 435-867-1701 with any questions.    http://www.suu.edu/pva/suma/

 Friday, January 13, 9:00PM: OFF THE CUFF 8th Birthday Celebration!! OTC's birthday shows are always something that shouldn't be missed! Every person who has ever played with OTC is invited back for one crazy night! Thirty or more improvisers will be performing for you in a comedy bonanza! Join them as they celebrate another year of quality improvised entertainment! For more information call 435-261-4216.   www.otccomedy.com

Saturday, January 14, 9:00AM – Noon: The Cedar City Farmers Market, indoors at 509 N. 200 W. Choose from a variety of locally grown and handmade foods, such as delicious jams, fresh greens, onions, and squashes, tamales, and cheeses.

And here are some events coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------------

Tuesday, February 7: PATTY LARKIN at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church in Cedar City.
Tuesday, February 28: TOWER OF POWER at the Heritage Center Theater in Cedar City.
Saturday, March 10: OTTER CREEK at Groovacious in Cedar City.
Thursday, March 22: OLD CALIFORNIO at Groovacious in Cedar city.
Tuesday, March 27: DANIELLE ATE THE SANDWICH at Groovacious in Cedar City.

** In case you haven’t heard, next year’s Groovefest American Music Festival will be the 10th Anniversary Reunion Show! We have booked most of the acts and are still working on the rest. We will also be adding some more interesting events for the festival and it should be quite a big deal. Very soon, we will be listing our advertising sponsors who make it possible to hold Groovefest. If you’d like to be one of them, send us a message and we’ll hook you up! Here’s who we have booked so far; you may recognize some favorites:

NICOLE CAMPBELL (2004)
KATE MACLEOD (2007)
PETE ANDERSON (played with Moot Davis in 2005)
NOWHERE MAN & A WHISKEY GIRL(2008)
7TH DAY BUSKERS (2004)
THE NEW FAMILIARS (2010)
CHICAGO AFROBEAT PROJECT (2008)
JOHN BATDORF (2010)
HYMN FOR HER (2011)
TREVOR GREEN (2010)
JACKSTRAW (2003)
TRAVELER (2010)
ANTIOQUIA (2011)
BASTARD SONS OF JOHNNY CASH (2005)
TODD WOLFE (2008)
THRIFT STORE COWBOYS (2007)

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