CEDAR CITY, UTAH
MUSIC
& Related Events CALENDAR for the week of November 12, 2012
From
the desk of Tim Groove
GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST
AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
173
N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720
435-867-9800
Thanks to everyone who
came out to celebrate our 20th Birthday on November 9th!! It was a
lot of fun and I’d like to thank Steven Swift, Chuck Triplett, Pablo “Of the
Mountain” and Dennis Green for the entertainment, and Charles Cuthbertson for
the touching presentation about his first Groovacious experience! I’d also like
to thank Peggy Green for the cupcakes and nice spread (as usual), including the
balloons! And thank you Nancy Graf for helping with more treats and helping us
decorate.
Go to the Groovacious
Facebook page to get a look at what we did and photos from the event.
Also, if you’d like to
help with Groovefest, the first committee meeting will be coming up on
Wednesday, November 14. Let me know!
The
Groovacious Top Dozen - our Best Sellers for October 29-November 3, 2012:
1-
Neil Young “Psychedelic Pill”
2-
Aerosmith “Music from Another Dimension!”
3-
Mumford & Sons “Babel”
4-
Twiztid “Aboninationz)
5-
Calexico “Algiers”
6-
Mark Knopfler “Privateering”
7-
Iris Dement “Sing the Delta”
8-
Taylor Swift “Red”
9-
The Killers “Battle Born”
10-
Pink “The Truth About Love”
11-
Andrew Bird “Hands of Glory”
12-
Trans-Siberian Orchestra “Dreams of Fireflies”
Upcoming
future music-related events ---------------------------------
Saturday, December 8, 9:00AM: GROOVEFEST RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE at St. Jude’s
Episcopal Church! Bring stuff to sell to Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City.
--------------Here’s what we found happening for this week----------------
Monday, November 12, 7:30PM: BOUNDLESS JOURNEYS: SUU Faculty and Student Dance
Concert at the Randall
L. Jones Theatre on the SUU Campus at 351 W. Center St. in Cedar
City. The concert features
pieces choreographed by Lane Gifford, Burch Mann, Chien-Ying
Wang, Eric Harper, Camille Bahoravitch, Rebecca Boizelle, Katelin Ruzzamenti, Alex
Wall, Ariel Hardesty, Jana Kim, and Dustin Liechty and starring dancers from
the SUU Dance Department and Orchesis Dance Company! Tickets are free for
current SUU students, $8.00 for SUU Faculty/Staff, $10.00 General Admission,
and $5.00 for children and students. www.suu.edu/arts.
Tuesday,
November 13, all day:
NEW RELEASE DAY AT GROOVACIOUS! This
week great new stuff by: CHRISTINA AGUILERA, TRAVIS BARKER/YELAWOLF, SUSAN
BOYLE, DEFTONES, LANA DEL RAY, BRIAN ENO, PETER FRAMPTON, GREEN DAY, GUUIDED BY
VOICES, WHITNEY HOUSTON, MARK KOZELEK AARON LEWIS, MACHINE HEAD, MADNESS, ONE
DIRECTION, PLACEBO, PUNCH BROTHERS, ROLLING STONES, ROYAL PHILHARMONIC PLAYS
RUSH, SONIC YOUTH, SOUNDGARDEN, AMY WINEHOUSE and a bunch of other stuff, including some cool reissues and
DVDs. Some of albums, as usual,
will be on warm, cozy vinyl!
Tuesday, November 13, 7:30PM: SUU JAZZ BAND invites swing fans to take a Midnight Voyage in the Sharwan Smith Center Living Room on the SUU campus at 351 W. Center St. in Cedar City. Directed by Dr. Thomas Herb, the evening's rousing program will have the audience wanting to jump up and dance and, in one case, conga. Admission is free and the public is encouraged to attend. 435-586-7700 www.suu.edu
Wednesday,
November 14, 6:00PM:
The first 2013 GROOVEFEST planning
committee meeting at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City.
If you’d like to help out, please join us. 435-867-9800 www.groovefestutah.com
Wednesday, November 14, 7:30PM: SUU STRING ENSEMBLE in the Thorley Recital Hall on the SUU campus at 351 W. Center St. in Cedar City. The String Ensemble, under the direction of Professor Xun Sun, performs a program that includes Antonio Vivaldi's "Concerto for Four Violins Op. 3 No. 1," Franz Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" Lullaby by William Hofeldt an d a Chinese folk melody called "Little Cabbage." The performance features a guest conductor, Zheng Guo, from China's Hunan Normal University. The concert is free and the public is encouraged to attend. 435-865-8667 www.suu.edu
Wednesday,
November 14, 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 15, 12:00PM: MATTHEW MARSHALL, one of New Zealand's leading classical guitarists will play in the Thorley Recital Hall on the SUU Campus at 351 W. Center St. in Cedar City. The program will feature “Gigue” by David Kellner, Australian composer Graeme Koehne's “A Closed World of Fine Feelings” and “Grand Design, Sonatina” by Federico Moreno Torroba, “Revoir Paris” by Charles Trenet and “Jongo” by Paulo Bellinati. The event is free and opened to the general public. 435-865-8667 www.suu.edu
Thursday, November 15, 7:30PM: SUU WOODWIND & BRASS ENSEMBLES perform a joint concert in Thorley Recital Hall on the SUU campus at 351 W. Center St. in Cedar City. Under the direction of Dr. Virginia Stitt, the Woodwind Ensemble performs Arthur Woodbury's "When Nod Dreams," selections from 'Jazz Suite' by Joseph Horowitz, several movements from 'Tortoise Suite' by Helga Warner-Buhlmann and Franz Lehar's "Gold and Silver Waltzes." A special highlight will be a series of classic children's songs arranged by Christopher Weait. SUU's rousing Brass Ensemble also appears under the direction of Dr. Adam Lambert. Their program includes Gioachino Rossini's William Tell Overture, Jose Padilla's El Relicario, Victor Ewald's No. 3 Quintet, Op. 7; Eric Ewazen's Western Fanfare and several Dixie Land classics. The concert is free and open to the public. 435-865-8667 www.suu.edu
Friday, November 16, 9:00PM: DJ SAM VAN CRISCO at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. 435-867-8988 www.clubtoadz.com
Saturday, November 17, approx 3:00PM: MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS directly after the
Holiday Parade on Main Street
at the Heritage Center outdoor stage. Call Debbie at
435-559-9609 for mor info.
Saturday, November 17, 9:00PM: DJ JOHNNY UTAH at Mike’s
Tavern at 90 W. Hoover, Cedar City
435-867-5990 www.MikesTavernCC.com
Saturday, November 17, 7:00PM: LOVE CREATURE at Groovacious at 173 N.
100 W. See press release here:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
What: Love Creature featuring Karyn Whittemore to play free concert
Where: Groovacious, 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City
When: Saturday, November 17th, 2012
Where: Groovacious, 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City
When: Saturday, November 17th, 2012
Karyn Whittemore, the singer and
songwriter for LOVE CREATURE, says
she is looking forward to performing an acoustic show in southern Utah's most unique music
store, Groovacious. The free concert takes place the Saturday before
Thanksgiving, on November 17th at 7:00PM.
"I thought this would be a
perfect time to share some of our more soulful and inspirational songs in an
intimate setting," she says.
Groovacious just celebrated their
20th year anniversary on November 9th and has been in Cedar City for 12 years
with customers traveling as far as Las Vegas and beyond for the treasure trove
of CDs and records.
"I remember when Groovacious
first opened here. I had my first CD release party there in 2001 and am
thrilled to play there again now with songs from my latest album and some other
new songs," says Whittemore.
Love
Creature would like to invite everyone in the community to attend. More
information on Love Creature along with music and videos can be found at www.lovecreature.com.
For more information on the concert, call Groovacious
435-867-9800.
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