Don't Miss the Todd Wolfe Band!! + many other happenings in the Cedar City area this week!

MUSIC, ART & HAPPENINGS around Cedar City, Utah

CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF February 27, 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

We have a stellar event planned for this week that everyone needs to be made aware of! 2008 Groovefest act, THE TODD WOLFE BAND will be making a pre-Groovefest appearance at Mike’s Tavern on Thursday night, March 1^st. That’s right; I said “pre-Groovefest”! Todd and the band will be returning in June for the big 10^th anniversary Groovefest reunion show! The show at Mike’s will be a great opportunity to see them in this cozy atmosphere. Please see the details below!

The Groovacious Dozen Best Sellers: February 20, 2012:

1- Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan 

2- The Civil Wars “Barton Hollow”

3- Van Halen “A Different Kind of Truth”

4- Skrillex “Bangarang”

5- Paul McCartney “Kisses On The Bottom”

6- Sleigh Bells “Reign of Terror” 

7- Bleeding Through “The Great Fire”

8- Adele “21”

9- Punch Brothers “Who’s Feeling Young Now?”

10- Sinead O’Connor “How About I Be Me”

11- Gotye “Making Mirrors”

12- The Head and the Heart The Head and the Heart”

Here are some events coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------- this week’s are following!

Saturday March 9: STEVEN SWIFT CD Release Party at Groovacious in Cedar City.

Saturday, March 10: OTTER CREEK at Groovacious in Cedar City.

Sunday, March 11: WOMEN IN FOLK at Braun Books 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 10^th 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. Following this list of the players, you’ll see our advertising supporters, so far, 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 the line-up for the reunion; you may recognize some favorites:

CHICAGO AFROBEAT PROJECT (2008)

TRAVELER (2010)
TODD WOLFE (2008)

ANTIOQUIA (2011)

JACKSTRAW (2003)
THRIFT STORE COWBOYS (2007)

HYMN FOR HER (2011)

THE NEW FAMILIARS (2010)

PETE ANDERSON (2005)

BASTARD SONS OF JOHNNY CASH (2005)

TREVOR GREEN (2010)

KATE MACLEOD (2007)

SHAWN ROHLF & THE BUSKERS (2004)
JOHN BATDORF (2010)
CLAUDIA RUSSELL (2005)
NICOLE CAMPBELL (2004)

NOWHERE MAN & A WHISKEY GIRL (2008)

KARYN WHITTEMORE (2005)

PLEASE LOOK AT AND THANK THIS YEAR’S ADVERTSING SUPPORTERS, LISTED AT THE END OF THIS CALENDAR!

If YOU would like to help the cause that is Groovefest, please go to our Kickstarter page at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1632794749/groovefest-american-music-festival?ref=live.

You can give as little as $1.00!

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

Monday, February 27, 7:30PM: SUU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Music Masterworks Series concert at the Heritage Theater at105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Aadmission is $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for youth. For information call 435-586-7872.

Tuesday, February 28, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! Some fun stuff this week: CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS, JOHNNY CASH, CELTIC THUNDER, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, THE CRANBERRIES, DUKES OF DIXIELAND W/OAK RIDGE BOYS, JAY FARRAR/WILL JOHNSON/ANDERS PARKER/YIM YAMES, BILL FRISELL, JA RULE, WAYLON JENNINGS, KUTLESS, LYLE LOVETT, LOREENA MCKENNITT, MEMORY HOUSE, MR, BIG, WILLIE NELSON, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, PINK FLOYD (The Wall Mega Box Set), AMY RAY, TODD RUNDGREN, CHIP TAYLOR, SUSAN TEDESCHI, TOO SHORT, UFO, THE VENTURES, JOHN WILLIAMS. As usual, we’ll have a lot of these titles on vinyl. Don’t have a record player? We sell them here! Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com

Tuesday, February 28, 7:00PM: 4^th Annual Tournées Film Festival, a showcase of French films featuring "La Belle Endormie" (The Sleeping Beauty) in the Sharwan Smith Center Theater on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. The films are in French with English subtitles, and all are free and open to the public.

Wednesday, February 29, 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, March 1, 7:00PM: Art Insight featuring Zion National Park Artist-In-Residence, Michele Lauriat in the Centrum Arena Section K, on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is free and the public is welcome. Acceptance of extremes and the inability to control the world we live in were two themes explored and expressed in Michele Lauriat's work. She will also discuss her experience at Zion National Park and the work she created. For information call the Arts Hotline at 435-865-8800.   www.suu.edu/arts

Thursday, March 1 through Saturday, March 3, 7:30PM: SUU Theatre Arts Performance 'Almost, Maine' by John Cariani in the Randall L Jones Theatre at 300 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for youth, available at the SUU Tickets Office, Centrum Arena.  For further info, call 435-586-7872.

Thursday, March 1, 8:00PM: The TODD WOLFE BAND at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City.  This will be a fun, up-close performance of what to expect when the band returns in June for the Groovefest reunion show! Admission for this show is just $5.00 at the door! See the Facebook invite at https://www.facebook.com/events/106936326099251/

Some of the people Todd have played with and opened for are: Albert Collins, Gregg Allman, The Outlaws, Dickey Betts, Johnny Winter, Robin Trower, The Neville Brothers, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Eagles, Plant & Page, Elton John and others.

In the summer of 2010, the band decided to record and film a concert one night under a full moon over Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and the results were released January 11th this year as both a CD and companion DVD, "The Todd Wolfe Band Live". On this special night, guitarist Todd Wolfe and bandmates Roger Voss on drums and Suavek Zaniesienko on bass display the power and tightness they have developed over the past two years of constant touring.

Living Blues just said this about the new CD, "A blister-inducing hellride from one of the most aggressive power trios currently putting rubber to road, the Todd Wolfe Band smokes it live, and makes no apologies for the damage."

For more information about the show, call Mike’s at 435-867-5990 

http://toddwolfe.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Wolfe
http://twitter.com/toddwolfeband
http://reverbnation.com/toddwolfe
http://myspace.com/toddwolfemusic

www.MikesTavernCC.com

Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3, 7:00PM: SUU Polynesian Review in the Auditorium on the SUU campus at 300 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $10.00 for adults, $8.00 for youth 6 – 17, $7.00 for seniors and $5.00 for SUU students. For more information call the SUU Multicultural Center at 435-586-7772.

Friday, March 2, 7:00PM: Open Mic at Sweet Mercy at 565 S. Main in Cedar City. For further information, call Robyn at 590-6108. Free.

Friday, March 2, 8:00PM: The Last Great White Weekend.  Live acoustic with DJ music from KAB Entertainment at the Lift House Bar and Grill at the Grand Lodge or with Al Miller from KOMP 92.3 at Cedar Breaks Lodge in Brian Head. For details call 435-677-9000.

Friday, March 2, 9:00PM: AURA SURREAL & RIKSHAW at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. 435-867-8988.   http://www.myspace.com/aurasurreal    www.clubtoadz.com

Friday, March 2, 9:00PM: 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, March 3, 9:00AM – Noon: The Cedar City Farmers Market, indoors at IFA at 905 S. Main St. in Cedar City. Choose from a variety of locally grown and handmade foods, such as delicious jams, fresh greens, onions, and squashes, tamales, and cheeses.

Saturday, March 3, all day: The Last Great White Weekend for great skiing, snowboarding and great music at Giant Steps Lodge. There may be free gear giveaway and at 6:00PM the latest Red Bull epic film “Art of Flights” will be shown at The Lift Bar at the Grand Lodge, at 7:00PM KAB Entertainment will be playing music, and at 8:00PM, live music from 3-33 featuring Al Miller from the KOMP Rock-n-Roll Morning Show. For details and information call 435-477-6787 or 435-677-9000.    www.psptours.com

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  - KARAOKE, 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.

Please support and thank this years Groovefest supporters! Here is the list so far:
"Gold Guitar" Presenters $800+: Cedar City, Brian Head Tourism Bureau,The Grind Coffehouse, Samco Building, Cedar City Daily News, Hughes and Associates, Braun Books, Blue Sky Recycling, Cherry Creek Radio, Groovacious, Camp Creek Trees, Independent Publishing Company, Southwest Applied Technology College, Kolob Sound,KSUU Power 91.1 "Silver Saxophone" Underwriters $400+: Frontier Homestead State Park, Cedar City Arts Council, Mike's Tavern, Toadz, JB Framing, Cedar City Art's Festival, Artisans Art Gallery, Cedar City Theatre, Dailey Builders, Marsha Bloom, Hunters Portable Toilets, True Colors  Screen Printing "Bronze Banjo" Sponsors $200+: Pura Vida College of Massage Therapy, Vickie Sorensen's Nature Works, R. Scott Phillips, Smead Manufacturing Co., Mosdell Sanitation
Sunshine Nutrition, Muddy Boots, Bill Byrnes, Lael Langston, The Tire Company, Funder Welding, Lin's Marketplace, Gunjah The Bead Forest “Magnesium Mandolin” Contributors $100+: The Wizz, Bulloch Drug, State Bank of Southern Utah, Sigma Tau Delta, Pizanos Pizzeria, Cedar Post Pawn, M&D Foodtown, The Music Barn/Hamburger Patty's, Barber J’s
The Market Grill, Cedar City Handyman LLC, Cedar Music Store & Studio

Please, make sure you tell them "thanks" - we can't do it without them!

New Releases, Top Selling Albums and this weeks events in Cedar City.

MUSIC, ART & HAPPENINGS around Cedar City, Utah

CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF February 20, 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

The Groovacious Dozen Best Sellers: February 13-18, 2012

1- Adele “21”

2- Paul McCartney “Kisses On The Bottom”

3- Van Halen “A Different Kind of Truth”

4- Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan 

5- The Civil Wars “Barton Hollow”

6- Gotye “Making Mirrors”

7- Metallica “Beyond Magnetic”

8- Disturbed “The Lost Children“

9- Skrillex “Bangarang”

10- Adele “19”

11- Dr. Dog “Be the Void”

12- Black Keys “El Camino”

Here are some events coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------------

Thursday, March 1: TODD WOLFE BAND at Mike’s Tavern in Cedar City.

Saturday March 9: STEVEN SWIFT CD Release Party at Groovacious 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 10^th 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. Following this list of the players, you’ll see our advertising supporters, so far, 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 the line-up for the reunion; you may recognize some favorites:

CHICAGO AFROBEAT PROJECT (2008)

TRAVELER (2010)
TODD WOLFE (2008)

ANTIOQUIA (2011)

JACKSTRAW (2003)
THRIFT STORE COWBOYS (2007)

HYMN FOR HER (2011)

THE NEW FAMILIARS (2010)

PETE ANDERSON (2005)

BASTARD SONS OF JOHNNY CASH (2005)

TREVOR GREEN (2010)

KATE MACLEOD (2007)

SHAWN ROHLF & THE BUSKERS (2004)
JOHN BATDORF (2010)
CLAUDIA RUSSELL (2005)
NICOLE CAMPBELL (2004)

NOWHERE MAN & A WHISKEY GIRL (2008)

KARYN WHITTEMORE (2005)

PLEASE LOOK AT AND THANK THIS YEAR’S ADVERTSING SUPPORTERS, LISTED AT THE END OF THIS CALENDAR!

If YOU would like to help the cause that is Groovefest, please go to our Kickstarter page at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1632794749/groovefest-american-music-festival?ref=live.

You can give as little as $1.00!

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

Monday, February 20 though Sunday: London Calling: A Student Presentation of Poetry Opening Reading & Reception in the Gerald R. Sherratt Library on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is free and open to the public. An evening of poetry readings by the students will take place when the exhibition opens. The readings will be followed by a reception of tea sandwiches and British scones.

Tuesday, February 21, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! This week: BONOBO, BUCKETHEAD, ERIC BURDON, CHIEFTANS, CURSIVE, EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER, FUN, GALACTIC, HILARY HAHN, DAMIEN JURADO, ANGELIQUE KIDJO, LAMBCHOP, MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY, SINEAD O’CONNOR, REHAB, JOSH RITTER, SLEIGH BELLS, ERIC TINGSTAD, TYGA. As usual, we’ll have a lot of these titles on vinyl. Don’t have a record player? We sell them here! Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com

Wednesday, February 22, 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, February 23, 7:30PM: The Orchestra of Southern Utah presents Russian Romantic Masterpieces
at the Heritage Center Box Office at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. The concert features such pieces as Piano Concerto #2 by Rachmaninoff, featuring Kirill Gliadkovsky as guest artist; Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky arranged by Ravel; Polovetsian Dances by Borodin. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students (ages six and up); groups of six are $30.00 per concert. Purchasing tickets in advance is recommended and the box office is open from 10:00AM to 2:00PM. OSU requests that babies and children less than six years old not attend as evening concerts are recorded. For more information call Sara Penny at 435-586-2286.   www.orchestraofsouthernutah.org

Friday, February 24, 7:30PM: Thrive Movement Documentary Showing at Sage Hills Healing Center at 6232 W. Sage Hills Dr., just west of Cedar City. This documentary lifts the veil on what's really going on in our world by following the money upstream -- uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Admission is $5.00.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OibqdwHyZxk

Friday, February 24, 7:30PM: Parade of Nations: SUU Choral Concert in the Heritage Theater at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. From East to West, every nation has their own sound which can define who they are. The choirs of SUU will explore the sounds of France, Germany, Scotland, Brazil, Venezuela, China, Canada and the United States. Admission is $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for students and children. For information or tickets call 435-586-7872.

Friday, February 24, 9:00PM: BOTTLED MONKEY & SONS OF MOTHERS at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. 435-867-8988.   www.bottledmonkeymusic.com   www.clubtoadz.com

Friday, February 24, 9:00PM: 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, February 25, 10:00AM: Cedar Breaks Ranger-Led Snowshoe Walk.  Meet at the Cedar City Main Street Park pavilion 9:00AM. The meeting location will vary in Brian Head. You must call 435-586-9451 to register and reserve snowshoes for the walk. This event is dependent upon decent weather.  For information call 435-586-9451   www.nps.gov/cebr

Saturday, February 25, 9:00AM – Noon: The Cedar City Farmers Market, indoors at IFA at 905 S. Main St. in Cedar City. Choose from a variety of locally grown and handmade foods, such as delicious jams, fresh greens, onions, and squashes, tamales, and cheeses.

Saturday, February 25, 9:00PM: CLOSURE at the FireHouse at 1476 W. Sunset Blvd. in St. George

Sunday, February 26, 8:30PM: TOY BOMBS and DIRTY NAMES at the Crack Shack at 31 S. 100 W. in Cedar City. Admissions are free, but please donate for gas. Call 435-899-0062 for more info.   http://www.toybombs.com/   http://www.thedirtynames.com/

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  - KARAOKE, 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.

Please support and thank this years Groovefest supporters! Here is the list so far:
"Gold Guitar" Presenters $800+: Cedar City, Brian Head Tourism Bureau,The Grind Coffehouse, Samco Building, Cedar City Daily News, Hughes and Associates, Braun Books, Blue Sky Recycling, Cherry Creek Radio, Groovacious, Camp Creek Trees, Independent Publishing Company, Southwest Applied Technology College, Kolob Sound,KSUU Power 91.1 "Silver Saxophone" Underwriters $400+: Frontier Homestead State Park, Cedar City Arts Council, Mike's Tavern, Toadz, JB Framing, Cedar City Art's Festival, Artisans Art Gallery, Cedar City Theatre, Dailey Builders, Marsha Bloom, Hunters Portable Toilets "Bronze Banjo" Sponsors $200+: Pura Vida College of Massage Therapy, Vickie Sorensen's Nature Works, R. Scott Phillips, Smead Manufacturing Co., Mosdell Sanitation
Sunshine Nutrition, Muddy Boots, Bill Byrnes, Lael Langston, The Tire Company, Funder Welding, Lin's Marketplace, Gunjah The Bead Forest “Magnesium Mandolin” Contributors $100+: The Wizz, Bulloch Drug, State Bank of Southern Utah, Sigma Tau Delta, Pizanos Pizzeria, Cedar Post Pawn, M&D Foodtown, The Music Barn/Hamburger Patty's, Barber J’s
The Market Grill, Cedar City Handyman LLC, Cedar Music Store & Studio

Please, make sure you tell them "thanks" - we can't do it without them!

Best Sellers, Harlem Globetrotters, New Releases!

MUSIC, ART & HAPPENINGS around Cedar City, Utah

CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF February 13, 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

Don’t forget to get your sweetie a gift!!

The Groovacious Dozen Best Sellers: February 13, 2012

1- Van Halen “A Different Kind of Truth”

2- Adele “21”

3- Paul McCartney “Kisses On The Bottom”

4- Mark Lanegan “Blues Funeral”

5- Lamb of God “Resolution”

6- Leonard Cohen “Old Ideas”

7- Disturbed “The Lost Children“

8- Nicki Minaj “Pink Friday”

9- Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan 

10- Metallica “Beyond Magnetic”

11- Dion “Tank Full of Blues”

12- Joe Cocker “Hard Knocks”

Here are some events coming up on the Groovacious radar ------------------------------

Saturday March 9: STEVEN SWIFT CD Release Party at Groovacious 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 10^th 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. Following this list of the players, you’ll see our advertising supporters, so far, 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 the line-up for the reunion; you may recognize some favorites:

CHICAGO AFROBEAT PROJECT (2008)

TRAVELER (2010)
TODD WOLFE (2008)

ANTIOQUIA (2011)

JACKSTRAW (2003)
THRIFT STORE COWBOYS (2007)

HYMN FOR HER (2011)

THE NEW FAMILIARS (2010)

PETE ANDERSON (2005)

BASTARD SONS OF JOHNNY CASH (2005)

TREVOR GREEN (2010)

KATE MACLEOD (2007)

SHAWN ROHLF & THE BUSKERS (2004)
JOHN BATDORF (2010)
CLAUDIA RUSSELL (2005)
NICOLE CAMPBELL (2004)

NOWHERE MAN & A WHISKEY GIRL (2008)

KARYN WHITTEMORE (2005)

PLEASE LOOK AT AND THANK THIS YEAR’S ADVERTSING SUPPORTERS, LISTED AT THE END OF THIS CALENDAR!

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

Monday, February 13, 7:00PM: Benefit Concert for four local pediatric cancer patients will at the Heritage Theater at 105 N. 100 E in Cedar City. Past Miss Iron Counties, dance companies: Gravity Dance Canter, Onstage Dance Studio, and The Point Dance Studio with Center Stage Music will be performing. There will be a total of ten performances and will last two hours or less. Tickets are available at the door and are $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for children less than 8 years old. Call Cardon at 435-233-0229 with questions and Mari Burgess at 435-691-4014 to make a donation.   www.fightlikeagirl2.com

Monday, February 13, 7:00PM: Drama Club Mystery Dinner - "Till Death Do Us Part" at Cedar High School at 703 W. 600 S. in Cedar City. Admission is $22.00 per ticket and includes a great dinner and entertainment. For information call 435-586-2820. Also on Tuesday

Tuesday, February 14, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! This week: DAVID ARKENSTONE, ASIA, BAD COMPANY, MARY BLACK, EDGUY, HEARTLESS BASTARDS, ISLANDS, AMOS LEE, ANAIS MITCHELL, PUNCH BROTHERS, PAUL RODGERS, SPOCK’S BEARD, OTIS TAYLOR. As usual, we’ll have a lot of these titles on vinyl. Don’t have a record player? We sell them here! Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com

Tuesday, February 14, 11:30AM: Convocation, Lecture Series in the Hunter Conference Center, the Great Hall on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. This lecture entitled “Engaging Literacy with Technology: Ensuring the Best Education for All Children.” will feature Dustin Heuston, chairman, founder, and CEO of Waterford Institute. Admission is free and open to the public. www.suu.edu/convocation/schedule.html

Tuesday, February 14, 7:00PM: Drama Club Mystery Dinner - "Till Death Do Us Part" at Cedar High School at 703 W. 600 S. in Cedar City. Admission is $22.00 per ticket and includes a great dinner and entertainment. For information call 435-586-2820.

Tuesday, February 14, 7:00PM: Harlem Globetrotters in the Centrum Arena on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Tickets prices begin at $17.00 and are available at www.harlemglobetrotters.com, www.suutbirds.com, the Centrum Arena Box Office, or by calling 435-586-7872.

Tuesday, February 14, 7:00PM: Tournées Film Festival, a showcase of French film "Deux De la Vague" (Two in the Wave) will show in the Sharwan Smith Center Theater on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. The films are in French with English subtitles, and all are free and open to the public.

Wednesday, February 15, 5:30PM: Friends of the Cedar City Dog Park would like everyone interested in the proposed dog park to go to this City Council meeting to show support. The meeting will be held in the council chambers at the City Hall at 10 N. Main in Cedar City.

Wednesday, February 15, 7:00PM: London Calling: A Student Presentation of Poetry Opening Reading & Reception in the Gerald R. Sherratt Library on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is free and open to the public. An evening of poetry readings by the students will take place when the exhibition opens. The readings will be followed by a reception of tea sandwiches and British scones.

Wednesday, February 15, 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, February 16, 7:00PM: Art Insight featuring artist Michael Melik in the Centrum Arena, Section K on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is free and open to the public. Michael Melik who is an artist, musician, songwriter, poet, designer, teacher, black-market art dealer, and gallery owner will present an understanding of contemporary art styles and his own art philosophy. He will also share about his Salt Lake City gallery and the local art market that he works in. For information call 435-865-8800.

Friday, February 17, 7:30PM: SUU Wind Ensemble Concert in the Heritage Theater at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Aadmission to the concert is $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for students and children. For information call 435-586-7872.

Friday, February 17, 8:00PM: STEPH JOHNSON, CHRISTINA OSBORN & JOSH WARBURTON at GoGo 37 Gallery at 37 E St. George Blvd. in Saint George. Admission is $8.00 in advance and $10.00 at the door.

Friday, February 17, 9:00PM: 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, February 10, 9:00PM: LESS THAN LUCID at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. 435-867-8988.   www.clubtoadz.com

Saturday, February 18, 9:00AM – Noon: The Cedar City Farmers Market, indoors at IFA at 905 S. Main St. in Cedar City. Choose from a variety of locally grown and handmade foods, such as delicious jams, fresh greens, onions, and squashes, tamales, and cheeses.

Saturday, February 18, 10:00AM: Cedar Breaks Ranger-Led Snowshoe Walk.  Meet at the Cedar City Main Street Park pavilion 9:00AM. The meeting location will vary in Brian Head. You must call 435-586-9451 to register and reserve snowshoes for the walk. This event is dependent upon decent weather.  For information call 435-586-9451   www.nps.gov/cebr

Saturday, February 18, 11:00AM & 2:00PM: Join Forest Service Snow Rangers on guided tours on the ski slopes of Brian Head Resort beginning at Giant Steps Chairlift #2. Meet at chairlift 15 minutes before the scheduled time. Participating skiers or snowboarders must have a valid day pass or season pass to ride the lift, and have at least an intermediate skiing or snowboarding ability. In the case of extreme or changing weather, including very high winds, poor visibility, or other adverse weather conditions the event may be cancelled at the time of the tour. For information call 435-865-3700.

Saturday, February 18, 7;30PM: SUU Honor Band Concert in the Thorley Recital Hall on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is free and open to the public. For information call 435-586-7872.

Saturday, February 18, 7;30PM: LITTLEBIGHEART,THE WRECK CHORDS, ILL –MANNERED BOY, ROBOT’S GUIDE TO LIVING at the Off the Cuff Training Center at 913 S. Main in Cedar City. Admission is $5.00.

Saturday, February 18, 10:00AM: DJ Diablo, DJ Monster Mike, and DJ M.I.A. at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City. Call 435-867-5990 for more info.  www.MikesTavernCC.com

Sunday, February 13, 7:00PM – 9:00PM: GROOVEFEST RADIO on KSUU Power 91.1. Hear all of your favorite bands from this year’s 2012 Groovefest “Best Of” Reunion Show! Every Sunday from now until June 19! http://streema.com/radios/Power_91_KSUU

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  - KARAOKE, 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.

Please support and thank this years Groovefest supporters! Here is the list so far:
"Gold Guitar" Presenters $800+: Cedar City, Brian Head Tourism Bureau,The Grind Coffehouse, Samco Building, Cedar City Daily News, Hughes and Associates, Braun Books, Blue Sky Recycling, Cherry Creek Radio, Groovacious, Camp Creek Trees, Independent Publishing Company, Southwest Applied Technology College, Kolob Sound,KSUU Power 91.1 "Silver Saxophone" Underwriters $400+: Frontier Homestead State Park, Cedar City Arts Council, Mike's Tavern, Toadz, JB Framing, Cedar City Art's Festival, Artisans Art Gallery, Cedar City Theatre, Dailey Builders, Marsha Bloom, Hunters Portable Toilets "Bronze Banjo" Sponsors $200+: Pura Vida College of Massage Therapy, Vickie Sorensen's Nature Works, R. Scott Phillips, Smead Manufacturing Co., Mosdell Sanitation
Sunshine Nutrition, Muddy Boots, Bill Byrnes, Lael Langston, The Tire Company, Funder Welding, Lin's Marketplace, Gunjah The Bead Forest “Magnesium Mandolin” Contributors $100+: The Wizz, Bulloch Drug, State Bank of Southern Utah, Sigma Tau Delta, Pizanos Pizzeria, Cedar Post Pawn, M&D Foodtown, The Music Barn/Hamburger Patty's, Barber J’s
The Market Grill, Cedar City Handyman LLC, Cedar Music Store & Studio

Please, make sure you tell them "thanks" - we can't do it without them!

Patty Larkin & Matt Flinner Trio coming to town + much, much more!!

MUSIC, ART & HAPPENINGS around Cedar City, Utah

CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF February 6, 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

**Be sure not to miss the PATTY LARKIN concert at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church on Tuesday night!! Details below.

The Groovacious Dozen Best Sellers: January 30 - February 4, 2012

1- Lamb of God “Resolution”

2- Leonard Cohen “Old Ideas”

3- Black Keys “El Camino”

4- Calexico “Selections from Road Atlas: 1998-2011”

5- Florence & the Machine “Ceremonial”

6- Tom Waits “Bad As Me”

7- The Doors “L.A. Woman (40^th Anniversary Edition)

8- Dion “Tank Full of Blues”

9- Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan 

10- Adele “21”

11- Ani DiFranco “Which Side Are You On?”

12- Tom Morello “World Wide Rebel Songs”

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  - KARAOKE, 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, February 7, all day: NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! AIR, DIERKS BENTLEY, MOYA BRENNAN, CHICK COREA, DR. DOG, ROBERTA FLACK, THE FRAY, GOLDFRAPP, BEN KWELLER, MARK LANEGAN, RICHARD MARX, PAUL MCCARTNEY, OF MONTREAL, CHUCK PROPHET, SHAGGY, SILVERSTEIN, STUDEBAKER JOHN, VAN HALEN. This week’s new ones include: As usual, we’ll have a lot of these titles on vinyl. Don’t have a record player? We sell them here! Groovacious is at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Call 435-867-9800 www.groovacious.com

Tuesday, February 7, 7:00PM: An evening with PATTY LARKIN at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church at 70 N, 200 W. in Cedar City. $15.00, $10.00 for students suggested donation vouchers at Groovacious and Braun Books.

Patty Larkin has been redefining the boundaries of folk-urban pop music for 25 years with her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising vocals and lyrics. Acoustic Guitar hails her “soundscape experiments” while Rolling Stone praises her “evocative and subtle sonic shading.” She has been described as “riveting” (Chicago Tribune), “hypnotic” (Entertainment Weekly) and a “drop-dead brilliant” performer (Performing Songwriter).

In 2010, she celebrates a quarter of a century of music making with 25, a recording 25 love songs reworked with voice and guitar and 25 friends. Guest artists include Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega, Bruce Cockburn, Mary Chapin Carpenter and many others (25 in all). 25 is the unplugged version of classic Patty Larkin love songs, created with a dream team of some of acoustic music's heroes. A collectible collection for fans and critics alike, 25 is eloquent marker for an illustrious career. http://www.pattylarkin.com/

Wednesday, February 8, 7:00PM: KOREA FOLK BALLET: Little Angels Children’s Folk Ballet of Korea in the Heritage Center Theater AT 105 N. 100 E. IN Cedar City. Tickets are free at the box office on a first come, first served basis. For information call Jason 435-865-2890, or 435-865-2882.

Wednesday, February 8, 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, February 9, 7:30PM: Cedar City Music Arts presents: 'La Boheme' Opera in the Heritage Center Theater at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Admission is $30.00 for adults and $15.00 for students at the Heritage Center Box Office. Call 435-865-2882 for further inormation.

Thursday, February 9, 7:30PM: Journeys: Faculty Dance Concert in the Auditorium Theatre on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for youth. Runs through Saturday. For information call 435-865-8800.  www.suu.edu/arts

Friday, February 10, 7:30PM: Valentine’s Gala presented by the Southern Utah University Ballroom Dance Company at the Great Hall in the Hunter Conference Center on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $25.00 per person and includes a meal, live music, and dancing. For tickets call 435-865-8375.

Friday, February 10, 9:00PM: 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, February 10, 9:00PM: MUDDY BOOTS at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. 435-867-8988. www.clubtoadz.com.   http://muddybootband.com/home.cfm

Saturday, February 11, 9:00AM – Noon: The Cedar City Farmers Market, indoors at IFA at 905 S. Main St. in Cedar City. Choose from a variety of locally grown and handmade foods, such as delicious jams, fresh greens, onions, and squashes, tamales, and cheeses.

Saturday, February 11, 10:00AM: Cedar Breaks Ranger-Led Snowshoe Walk.  Meet at the Cedar City Main Street Park pavilion 9:00AM. The meeting location will vary in Brian Head. You must call 435-586-9451 to register and reserve snowshoes for the walk. This event is dependent upon decent weather.  For information call 435-586-9451   www.nps.gov/cebr

Saturday, February 11, 1:00PM: ORCHESTRA OF SOUTHERN UTAH presents CHILDREN’S JUBILEE at the Heritage Center Theater at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Admission is $5.00 per child. The Jubilee will feature Musical Images, Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky arranged by Ravel. For information call 435-586-2286.  www.orchestraofsouthernutah.org

Sunday, February 12, 3:00PM: THE MATT FLINNER TRIO at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church at 70 N, 200 W. in Cedar City. Multi-instrumentalist Matt Flinner has made a career out of playing acoustic music in new ways. Starting out as a banjo prodigy who was playing bluegrass festivals before he entered his teens, Flinner later took up the mandolin, won the National Banjo Contest at Winfield Kansas in 1990, and took the mandolin award there the following year. Since then, he has become recognized as one of the premiere mandolinists as well as one of the finest new acoustic/roots music composers today. He has toured and recorded with a wide variety of bluegrass, new acoustic, classical and jazz artists, including Tim O’Brien, Frank Vignola, Steve Martin, Darrell Scott, the Modern Mandolin Quartet, Leftover Salmon, Alison Brown, The Ying Quartet, Tony Trischka, Darol Anger, and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. He has also recorded two Compass Records CDs and toured as part of Phillips, Grier and Flinner with bassist Todd Phillips and guitarist David Grier. His two solo CDs (also on Compass), “The View from Here” and “Latitude,” are now widely considered classics in the new acoustic/modern bluegrass style.Call 435-592-2286 for more info. http://www.mattflinner.com/

Sunday, February 12, 7:00PM – 9:00PM: GROOVEFEST RADIO on KSUU Power 91.1. Hear all of your favorite bands from this year’s 2012 Groovefest “Best Of” Reunion Show! Every Sunday from now until June 19! http://streema.com/radios/Power_91_KSUU

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

Saturday March 9: STEVEN SWIFT CD Release Party at Groovacious 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 10^th 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. Following this list of the players, you’ll see our advertising supporters, so far, 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:

CLAUDIA RUSSELL (2005)

NICOLE CAMPBELL (2004)

KATE MACLEOD (2007)

PETE ANDERSON (played with Moot Davis in 2005)

NOWHERE MAN & A WHISKEY GIRL(2008)
SHAWN ROHLF & THE 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)

Please support and thank this years Groovefest supporters! Here is the list so far:
"Gold Guitar" Presenters $800+: Cedar City Brian Head Tourism Bureau, Camp Creek Trees, Hughes & Associates, Blue Sky Services, Southwest Applied Technology College, KSUU Power 91, Samco Building, Braun Books, The Grind Coffeehouse, Cherry Creek Radio, Cedar City Daily News, Groovacious, Independent Publishing Company, Inc.
"Silver Saxophone" Underwriters $400+: Frontier Homestead State Park, JB Framing, Go To Printing
Mike’s Tavern, Toadz, Artisans Art Gallery, Cedar City Theatre, Marsha Bloom, Dailey Builders

"Bronze Banjo" Sponsors $200+: Sunshine Nutrition, Bill Byrnes, R. Scott Phillips, Smead Manufacturing Company, Lael Langston,  Vickie Sorensen Nature Works, Pura Vida College of Massage Therapy, St. Jude’s Episcopal Church, Mosdell Sanitation, Muddy Boots, The Tire Company, Funder Welding
“Magnesium Mandolin” Contributors $100+: Pizanos Pizzeria, The Wizz, State Bank of Southern Utah, Bulloch Drug, Sigma Tau Delta, Cedar Post Pawn, The Music Barn/Hamburger Patty's, M&D Foodtown, Cedar City Handyman LLC, The Market Grill, Barber J's, Cedar Music Store & Studio

Please, make sure you tell them "thanks" - we can't do it without them!