Monday, November 25, 2013

Thanksgiving Week in Cedar City + Black Friday Record Store Day at Groovacious!!



Your GROOVACIOUS weekly blast!
The MUSIC & ART Related Events CALENDAR for the week of November 25, 2013
From the desk of Tim Groove at Groovacious – southern Utah’s record store

It’s hard to believe, but it’s here – Thanksgiving week! We have a lot to be thankful for, but most of all, we are thankful for you, our devoted customers, who have supported us over the past 21 years and have also supported the live music which we try to promote. We appreciate you so much hope that we’ll be able to say “Happy Holidays” to you in person! Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!

**Please do not forget the annual Black Friday - Record Store Day, which will take place nationally and at our store on this Friday, November 29th!! See the details below!

Because of the holiday week, we have just a whittled down list of things to do this week.

If you are planning a music or art-related event, let me know – I’ll get it on this calendar. Just please make sure to let me know before each Monday afternoon.

Other and non-music/art events can also be found at the Tourism Bureau’s website at www.scenicsouthernutah.com.

Thank you SO MUCH for supporting the arts in our area!!
Here are this week’s Groovacious Top Dozen – Our Best Sellers for the week of November 18-23, 2013:
1- Five Finger Death Punch “Wrong Side of Heaven V. 2”
2- Eminem “Marshall Mathers 2”
3- Jake Bugg “Shangri la”
4- One Republic “Native”
5- Lady Gaga “Artpop”
6- Arcade Fire “Reflektor”
7- Ha Ha Tonka “Lessons”
8- Bad Religion ‘Christmas Songs”
9- The Rides “Can’t Get Enough”
10- Rush “Clockwork Angels Tour”
11- Pearl Jam “Lightning Bolt”
12- KORN “The Paradigm Shift”
-------------- On-going music + art events in our area --------------

Now through December 14, 10:00AM – 5:00PM: The Paintings of renowned Chinese Artist Yidan Guo in the SUU Hunter Conference Center 2nd Floor on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City; admission is free and open to the public.  
435-865-8800   www.suu.edu/arts 

-------------- Here’s what we found happening for this week in music + art --------------

Monday, November 25 (due to the Thanksgiving week): NEW RELEASES AT GROOVACIOUS! It's a different release day this week, for whatever reason – but here we go!! Do yourself a favor and get some new music that will last you forever! Here is just a sample of the great list of albums coming out his week: BEACHWOOD SPARKS, BONOBO, BILL COSBY, A DAY TO REMEMBER, DIDO, LEAVES EYES, NOFX, ONE DIRECTION, PIERCE THE VEIL, PUSCIFER, SHEARWATER, BARBRA STREISAND, TOWER OF POWER. Many of these albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy - fun to hold and play - vinyl!

Thursday, November 26, 7:30PM: The Nutcracker - Moscow Ballet in the Heritage Center Theatre at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Admission is $30 for adults and $15 for students.   435-865-2882.

Friday, November 29, 11:00AM  – 7:00PM:  BLACK FRIDAY – RECORD STORE DAY, PART 2 at Groovacious (173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City) means a batch of very limited edition records to purchase ON THAT DAY ONLY! Black Friday Record Store Day is to help the independent record stores around the country take advantage of the corporately manufactured day of the “kick-off to the Christmas shopping season”. Go to the Facebook event to find out more at this link: www.facebook.com/events/664611116917349/    435-867-9800

Friday, November 29, 9:00PM: TOYS FOR TOTS Benefit Show with THE PABLO SEXTET and DJ JOEY at Toadz at 432 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. Bring a toy to get in free! www.facebook.com/events/693912540626618/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming


Saturday, November 30, 9:00PM: STEVEN SWIFT, CHRIS LEE (The Shakers), and SALA TUMANUVAO for Acoustic All-Star Night at Mikes Tavern AT 90 w. Hoover in Cedar City.   867-5990   www.facebook.com/events/534532313302793/?previousaction=join&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=1


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Sunday, December 1, 7:00-9:00, AM & PM: GROOVEFEST REWIND on KSUU Power 91 – relive some of your favorites from Groovefest’s past – every Sunday! All live recordings from various years. A different show every week!   www.power91radio.com

Sunday, December 1, 3:00-6:00PM: BOB GORDON’S JAZZ SHOW on KSUU Power 91 – Power 91’s exclusive jazz show featuring the best in acoustic jazz hand picked each week by the expert himself! Tune in each week!  www.power91radio.com


--------------- And here’s what’s coming up in the near future:

Saturday, December 7, 11:00AM: Story Book Holiday Parade on Cedar City Main Street, 400 S. to 200 N. Rescheduled from earlier due to inclement weather. To get involved in the parade call Joyce Messer 435-586-8286. For further information call 435-817-3674.

Saturday, December 7, 7:30PM: JOHN CRAIGIE & LEIGH JONES at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City.   435-867-9800   www.facebook.com/events/1434594926752913/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Sunday, December 8, 7:30PM: 73rd Cedar City performance of Handel's Messiah at the Heritage Theater in Cedar City.   www.facebook.com/events/231245223710622/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming


GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720
435-867-9800

THANKS FOR LOOKING & LISTENING! TC



Monday, November 18, 2013

Victor & Penny + a whole bunch of Music and Art in Cedar City this week!!



Your GROOVACIOUS weekly blast!
The MUSIC & ART Related Events CALENDAR for the week of November 18, 2013
From the desk of Tim Groove at Groovacious – southern Utah’s record store

If you are planning a music or art-related event, let me know – I’ll get it on this calendar. Just please make sure to let me know before each Monday afternoon.

Other and non-music/art events can also be found at the Tourism Bureau’s website at www.scenicsouthernutah.com.

Thank you SO MUCH for supporting the arts in our area!!
Here are this week’s Groovacious Top Dozen – Our Best Sellers for the week of November11-16, 2013:
1- Eminem “Marshall Mathers 2”
2- Lady Gaga “Artpop”
3- Ha Ha Tonka “Lessons”
4- The Killers “Direct Hits”
5- Jimi Hendrix “Miami Pop Festival”
6- Panic! at the Disco “Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!”
7- Arcade Fire “Reflektor”
8- Motorhead “Aftershock”
9- Cage the Elephant “Melaphobia”
10- KORN “The Paradigm Shift”
11- The Rides “Can’t Get Enough”
12- Elvis Costello “Wise Up Ghost and other Songs”
-------------- On-going music + art events in our area --------------

Now through November 25, during library hours: Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), renowned Mexican painter, on display in the Gerald R. Sherratt Library on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City.   435-685-8188  

Now through December 14, 10:00AM – 5:00PM: The Paintings of renowned Chinese Artist Yidan Guo in the SUU Hunter Conference Center 2nd Floor on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City; admission is free and open to the public.  
435-865-8800   www.suu.edu/arts 

-------------- Here’s what we found happening for this week in music + art --------------

Tuesday, November 19: NEW RELEASES AT GROOVACIOUS! It's a different release day this week, for whatever reason – but here we go!! Do yourself a favor and get some new music that will last you forever! Here is just a sample of the great list of albums coming out his week: HERB ALPERT, APOCALYPTICA, AWOLNATION, ERIC CLAPTON, DAUGHTRY, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, GHOST BC, GRASCALS, HAYSTAK, NICKELBACK, AMANDA PALMER, A PERFECT CIRCLE, PHILLIP PHILLIPS, REO SPEEDWAGON, DAVID LEE ROTH, RUSH, THOUSAND FOOT CRUTCH, GEORGE THOROGOOD, FRANK TURNER, WEBBIE. Many of these albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy - fun to hold and play - vinyl!

Wednesday, November 20, 7:00PM: JOHN HOUSTON & HIS CHOIR Christmas Concert at the St. George Tabernacle in St. George. John and the choir will be performing some old familiar favorites, plus some newly arranged Christmas songs and perhaps a new song or two you've not heard before!  www.facebook.com/events/561848377229168/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Wednesday, November 20, 7:00PM: STEVE LEMMON at George’s Corner Restaurant at 2 W. St. George Blvd. in St. George.   435-216-7311 www.facebook.com/events/179206322273324/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming




Wednesday, November 20, 7:30PM: SUU JAZZ BAND in the Living Room in the Sharwan Smith Center on the SUU Campus at 351W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. www.suu.edu/pva/art

Thursday, November 21, 7:00PM: Footloose the Musical at Parowan High School tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students and $2 for children.   435-477-3366.

Thursday, November 21, 7:30PM: VICTOR & PENNY at Groovacious 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. They played Groovefest 2013 during the one and only rain storm! Come and see them in a cozy and comfortable venue - up close and personal on the Groovacious Sound Stage! Victor & Penny are Jeff Freling and Erin McGrane. With a fiery ukulele and a red-hot jazz guitar, Victor & Penny put the swing, the jump, the dance and the roll in early twentieth century rock and roll. This Kansas City based duo brings antique pop to life with their sonic archeology as well as creating clever original songs. With the lady on ukulele and the gentleman on jazz guitar they impress and delight with charm and hot licks - they are "...an absolute rollicking blast." They have the pop for which pop music was named!  Admission is just $5 at the door. Here is the Spectrum article by Brian Passey: www.thespectrum.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013311140036  
 Thursday, November 21, 7:30PM: Open Mic Thursday presented by SUSWA at the Pioneer Opera House at 212 N. Main St. in St. George.   www.facebook.com/events/254318924715871/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Friday, November 22, 5:00 – 9:00PM: Talon Craft Fair at Canyon View High School at 166 W. 1925 N. in Cedar City. Admission is $1 per person. Local crafters and vendors will be selling holiday gifts. Enjoy fun, food, drawings, and entertainment.    435-586-3583.

Friday, November 22, 6:00PM: BRENN HILL in the SUU Ballroom, Sharwan Smith Center at 351 W, University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $12.50 for adults in advance or $15 at the door - $8.50 for children (5-12yrs) in advance or $10 at the door. 435-590-7322.

Friday, November 22, 7:00PM: Footloose the Musical at Parowan High School tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students and $2 for children.   435-477-3366.

Friday, November 22, 7:30PM: Southern Utah Ballroom Dance Company Fall Concert at the Heritage Center Theater. Tickets are $10.00 for general admission and $6.00 for students.

Friday, November 22, 8:00PM: LESS THAN LUCID at George’s Corner Restaurant at 2 W. St. George Blvd. in St. George.   435-216-7311 www.facebook.com/events/617979718263045/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Friday, November 22, 8:00PM: Whiteout UV Party at Mikes Tavern with DJ Johnny Utah at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City. Wear your white - they are Giving Away 50 free Lift Passes to Eagle Point Resort.   No cover charge, free glow sticks. 435-867-5990   www.facebook.com/events/423557474412622/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Friday, November 22, 9:00AM – 5:00PM: Talon Craft Fair at Canyon View High School at 166 W. 1925 N. in Cedar City. Admission is $1 per person. Local crafters and vendors will be selling holiday gifts. Enjoy fun, food, drawings, and entertainment.    435-586-3583.

Saturday, November 23, 11:00AM: Story Book Holiday Parade on Cedar City Main Street, 400 S. to 200 N. To get involved in the parade call Joyce Messer 435-586-8286. For furthere information call 435-817-3674.

Saturday, November 23, 7:00PM: Studio 546 Art Exhibit #4 at 546 N. 300 W. in Cedar City. For this exhibit the studio welcomes back the students from the SUU Ceramics Guild. They have been busy creating new work for this show. Support our local artists and find unique gifts for the upcoming holiday season. www.facebook.com/events/633321140022352/?previousaction=join&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=1

Saturday, November 23, 7:30PM: Southern Utah Ballroom Dance Company Fall Concert at the Heritage Center Theater. Tickets are $10.00 for general admission and $6.00 for students.

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Sunday, November 24, 7:00-9:00, AM & PM: GROOVEFEST REWIND on KSUU Power 91 – relive some of your favorites from Groovefest’s past – every Sunday! All live recordings from various years. A different show every week!   www.power91radio.com

Sunday, November 24, 3:00-6:00PM: BOB GORDON’S JAZZ SHOW on KSUU Power 91 – Power 91’s exclusive jazz show featuring the best in acoustic jazz hand picked each week by the expert himself! Tune in each week!  www.power91radio.com


--------------- And here’s what’s coming up in the near future:

Saturday, December 7, 7:30PM: JOHN CRAIGIE & LEIGH JONES at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City.   435-867-9800    www.johncraigiemusic.com
 

GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720
435-867-9800

THANKS FOR LOOKING & LISTENING! TC

Monday, November 11, 2013

Oak Creek Band/Gallery GALA/West Side Story/Student Dance!! All in Cedar City this week!



Your GROOVACIOUS weekly blast!
The MUSIC & ART Related Events CALENDAR for the week of November 11, 2013
From the desk of Tim Groove at Groovacious – southern Utah’s record store

Congratulations to our new Mayor Elect Maile Wilson!! She has the distinction of being Cedar’s first woman elected to the position, as well as the youngest!! Let’s all help her to make our wonderful town an even better place to live!

**Make sure to come into Groovacious and enter the contest for an Oak Creek Band prize package consisting of their new CD, Tee Shirt, and beer coozie! The drawing will be held at the Mike’s Tavern show, by the band at the show, coming up on Friday! See below for details.

If you are planning a music or art-related event, let me know – I’ll get it on this calendar. Just please make sure to let me know before each Monday afternoon.

Other and non-music/art events can also be found at the Tourism Bureau’s website at www.scenicsouthernutah.com.

Thank you SO MUCH for supporting the arts in our area!!
Here are this week’s Groovacious Top Dozen – Our Best Sellers for the week of November 4-9, 2013:
1- Eminem “Marshall Mathers LP 2”
2- Bad Religion “Christmas Songs”
3- Arcade Fire “Reflektor”
4- Lindsey Stirling “Lindsey Stirling”
5- Ha Ha Tonka “Lessons”
6- Amos Lee “Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song”
7- The Rides “Can’t Get Enough”
8- AFI “Burials”
9- Kodaline “In a Perfect World”
10- The Devil Makes Three “I’m a Stranger Here”
11- Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell “Old Yellow Moon”
12- The Avett Brothers “Magpie and the Dandelion”
-------------- On-going music + art events in our area --------------

Now through November 25, during library hours: Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), renowned Mexican painter, on display in the Gerald R. Sherratt Library on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City.   435-685-8188  

Now through December 14, 10:00AM – 5:00PM: The Paintings of renowned Chinese Artist Yidan Guo in the SUU Hunter Conference Center 2nd Floor on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City; admission is free and open to the public.  
435-865-8800   www.suu.edu/arts 

-------------- Here’s what we found happening for this week in music + art --------------

Monday, November 11: NEW RELEASES AT GROOVACIOUS! It's a different release day this week, for whatever reason – but here we go!! Do yourself a favor and get some new music that will last you forever! Here is just a sample of the great list of albums coming out his week: THE BEATLES, BUN B, COUNTING CROWS, ERASURE, ANTHONY GREEN, JOHN HIATT, MASON JENNINGS, KEANE, THE KILLERS, KITARO, LADY GAGA, LAMB OF GOD, LESS THAN JAKE, MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHY, PHISH, KELLIE PICKLER, TRAMPLED BY TURTLES. Many of these albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy - fun to hold and play - vinyl!

Monday, November 11, 7:30PM: West Side Story, a combined production by Cedar High & Canyon View High in the Cedar High Auditorium at 703 W. 600 S. in Cedar City.

Tuesday, November 12, 6:00: WE ARE THE STRIKE in the Cox Auditorium at Dixie State College in St. George. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/events/174601939401538/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Wednesday, November 13, 10:30AM & 6:30PM: Sesame Street Live “Elmo Makes Music” in the Heritage Center Theater at 105 N. 100 E. in Cedar City please call Heritage Theater Box Office 435-865-2896. Admission is $15.00, a limited number of $25.00 Gold Circle seats and $50.00 Sunny Seats are also available. Tickets for Kids Matinee Special are $10.00 (excluding Gold Circle and Sunny Seats) and are open to school or daycare groups with more than 10 children. www.heritagectr.org  www.sesamestreetlive.com

Wednesday, November 13, 7:30PM: SUU Opera featuring ‘Love is Where you Find It’ and Speed Dating Tonight’ in the Thorley Recital Hall inside the SUU music Building at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $6.00 for adults $3.00 for youth. 435-586-7872.

Wednesday, November 13, 7:30PM: West Side Story, a combined production by Cedar High & Canyon View High in the Cedar High Auditorium at 703 W. 600 S. in Cedar City.

Wednesday, November 13, 7:30PM: Breaking Bounds: Student Dance Concert in the Randall L. Jones Theatre on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students & youth.    435-586-7872   www.facebook.com/events/280648665393528/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Wednesday, November 13, 7:30PM: DJ Spinz Wednesday Nights at Mikes Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City. Coming up from St. George, Spinz plays all your Favorite Top 40. Hip Hop and more. No admission fee.  435-867-5990   www.facebook.com/events/643895908994995/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Thursday, November 14, 7:30PM: West Side Story, a combined production by Cedar High & Canyon View High in the Cedar High Auditorium at 703 W. 600 S. in Cedar City.

Thursday, November 14, 7:30PM: Breaking Bounds: Student Dance Concert in the Randall L. Jones Theatre on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students & youth.    435-586-7872   www.facebook.com/events/280648665393528/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Friday, November 15, 7:30PM: Breaking Bounds: Student Dance Concert in the Randall L. Jones Theatre on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students & youth.    435-586-7872   www.facebook.com/events/280648665393528/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Friday, November 15, 7:30PM: West Side Story, a combined production by Cedar High & Canyon View High in the Cedar High Auditorium at 703 W. 600 S. in Cedar City.

Friday, November, 15, 9:00PM:  THE OAK CREEK BAND at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City; Angelica Rockne opens. Enter to win a prize package at Groovacious!   435-867- 5990    435-867-9800 www.facebook.com/events/371283493006216/    www.oakcreekband.com

Saturday, November 16, 5:00PM: Gallery GALA opening and Inaugural Group Exhibition at 63 W. Center St. in Cedar City. This new art gallery opens its doors with an inaugural group exhibition by painter Terrance Wright, mixed media artist David Ence, and sculptor, Jack Seibolt. www.facebook.com/events/241692399322514/?previousaction=join&source=1

Saturday, November 16, 5:30PM: Cowboy Mike’s Wild Wild West Show, Dinner & Concert at the Big Red Barn in Parowan. Admission is $25.00 per person or $100.00 for a family of 5. Featuring Ashley Hothines, Cowboy Mike Singing Cowboy Country & Gospel Songs, and a Dutch oven dinner.    435-592-1652

Saturday, November 16, 6:00PM: JASON TYLER BURTON at Zion Canyon Brew Pub at 95 Zion Park Blvd. in Springdale.   435-772-0336   www.facebook.com/events/1375924369313487/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Saturday, November 16, 7:30PM: West Side Story, a combined production by Cedar High & Canyon View High in the Cedar High Auditorium at 703 W. 600 S. in Cedar City.

Saturday, November 16, 7:30PM: Breaking Bounds: Student Dance Concert in the Randall L. Jones Theatre on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students & youth.    435-586-7872   www.facebook.com/events/280648665393528/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Saturday, November 16, 8:45PM: DIXIE SLIM at Jazzy’s Rock N Roll Grill at 285 N. Bluff St. in St. George.   435-674-1678   www.facebook.com/events/494954353944832/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Saturday, November 16, 9:00PM: BREAKING DAWN reunion show at The FireHouse at 1476 W. Sunset Blvd. in St. George. $5.00 at the door. www.facebook.com/events/581694065223139/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

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Sunday, November 17, 7:00-9:00, AM & PM: GROOVEFEST REWIND on KSUU Power 91 – relive some of your favorites from Groovefest’s past – every Sunday! All live recordings from various years. A different show every week!   www.power91radio.com

Sunday, November 17, 3:00-6:00PM: BOB GORDON’S JAZZ SHOW on KSUU Power 91 – Power 91’s exclusive jazz show featuring the best in acoustic jazz hand picked each week by the expert himself! Tune in each week!  www.power91radio.com


--------------- And here’s what’s coming up in the near future:

Thursday, November 21: VICTOR & PENNY at Groovacious 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. 435-867-9800   www.victorandpenny.com

Friday, November 22 & Saturday, November 23, 7:30PM: Southern Utah Ballroom Dance Company Fall Concert at the Heritage Center Theater. Tickets are $10.00 for general admission and $6.00 for students.

Saturday, December 7, 7:30PM: JOHN CRAIGIE & LEIGH JONES at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City.   435-867-9800    www.johncraigiemusic.com



GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720
435-867-9800

THANKS FOR LOOKING & LISTENING! TC


Monday, November 04, 2013

Groovacious' 21st Birthday - Iron Mission Days - OSU - Pink Mud!! Great things happening in Cedar City this week!!



Your GROOVACIOUS weekly blast!
The MUSIC & ART Related Events CALENDAR for the week of November 4, 2013
From the desk of Tim Groove at Groovacious – southern Utah’s record store

**Hey everyone!! It’s that time of year again – I know because it’s snowing – that we celebrate once again the opening of this institution we call GROOVACIOUS! Yes, we are finally an adult; Saturday, November 9 is our 21st birthday - but you get the present!

We are keeping it low-key this year, but wanted everyone to benefit by giving you all 21% OFF the regular price of any in-stock merchandise!! That’s right; everything in the store will be at a discount for this momentous occasion (well, we think it is anyway).

Thanks so much for your support for all these many years. It’s so hard for us to believe! NOW…WE’LL SEE YOU ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH!! Remember – YOU are a part of our history!

**Also, make sure to come in and enter the contest for an Oak Creek Band prize package consisting of their new CD, Tee Shirt, and beer coozie! The drawing will be held at the Mike’s Tavern show, by the band on Friday, November 15!

If you are planning a music or art-related event, let me know – I’ll get it on this calendar. Just please make sure to let me know before each Monday afternoon.

Other and non-music/art events can also be found at the Tourism Bureau’s website at www.scenicsouthernutah.com.

Thank you SO MUCH for supporting the arts in our area!!
Here are this week’s Groovacious Top Dozen – Our Best Sellers for the week of October 28-November 2, 2013:
1- Arcade Fire “Reflektor”
2- AFI “Burials”
3- Lindsey Stirling “Lindsey Stirling”
4- Ha Ha Tonka “Lessons”
5- Linkin’ Park “Recharged”
6- Korn “Paradigm”
7- ICP “Forgotten Freshness, Vol. 5”
8- Tech Nine “Something Else”
9- Paul McCartney “New”
10- The Moondoggies “Adios I’m a Ghost”
11- Blammity Blam “Erosion Explosion”
12- The Sounds “Weekend”
-------------- On-going music + art events in our area --------------

Now through November 9, 1:00PM – 7:00PM: Jim Jones: The San Blas Years at the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery on the SUU campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Renowned for his vibrant canvases of the southern Utah and southwest landscape, Jim Jones lived in the Mexican village of San Blas for a period of nine years. This exhibition features paintings depicting life in the atmospheric village. From a street scene capturing a youngster learning the guitar to a series of vivid portraits of local personages, these paintings showcase a rarely seen side of Jones’ beginnings.
Admission is free and open to the public.   435-586-5432    www.suu.edu/pva/artgallery

Now through November 25, during library hours: Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), renowned Mexican painter, on display in the Gerald R. Sherratt Library on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City.   435-685-8188  

Now through December 14, 10:00AM – 5:00PM: The Paintings of renowned Chinese Artist Yidan Guo in the SUU Hunter Conference Center 2nd Floor on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City; admission is free and open to the public.  
435-865-8800   www.suu.edu/arts 

--------- Here’s what we found happening for this week in music + art ----------

Monday, November 4, 7:00PM: ROB CARNEY and MICHAEL MCLANE read their written works at Main Street Books at 25 N. Main St. in Cedar City. A reception and book signing follow at Artisans Art Gallery at 94 W. Center St.  www.facebook.com/events/583342035066207/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Tuesday, November 5: NEW RELEASES AT GROOVACIOUS! It's a very BIG day every week. So, do yourself a favor and get some new music that will last forever! Here is a sample of the great list of albums coming out his week: JAMES BLUNT, DAVID BOWIE, BRIGHT EYES, CELINE DION, EMINEM, LITA FORD, HOWE GELB, JIMI HENDRIX, IL DIVO, IMPENDING DOOM, KRONOS QUARTET, AVRIL LAVIGNE, THE MELVINS, M.I.A., MIDLAKE, SAGA, STRYPER, THE WANTED, STEVEN WILSON. Many of these albums, as usual, will be on warm, cozy - fun to hold and play - vinyl!

Tuesday, November 5, 7:30PM: SUU Convocations & the Repertory Dance Theatre, in the SUU Auditorium Theatre at 351 W. University Ave. in Cedar City. The Repertory Dance Theatre will be performing Merce Cunningham and the Avant Garde: How to Pass, Kick, Fall and Run, and other works. www.facebook.com/events/354191528050632/?previousaction=join&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=1

Thursday, November 7, 7:30PM: Open Mic Thursday presented by SUSWA at the Pioneer Opera House at 212 N. Main St. in St. George. www.facebook.com/events/538542832891997/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Thursday, November 7, 7:30PM: West Side Story, a combined production by Cedar High & Canyon View High in the Cedar High Auditorium at 703 W. 600 S. in Cedar City.

Friday, November 8, 7:30PM: West Side Story, a combined production by Cedar High & Canyon View High in the Cedar High Auditorium at 703 W. 600 S. in Cedar City.

Don't miss the 21% off sale at Groovacious all day Saturday!
Saturday, November 9, 11:00AM – 7:00PM: GROOVACIOUS 21st birthday.  21% OFF the regular price of any in-stock merchandise all day!! www.facebook.com/events/159176087624746/?notif_t=plan_edited

Saturday, November 9, 1:00 – 9:00PM: Iron Mission Days at Frontier Homestead State Park Museum at 635 N. Main St. in Cedar City. This special community celebration features a day of living history, pioneer craft demonstrations and hands-on activities. Admission is just $3.00 per family.    435-586-9290   www.facebook.com/events/502114259810659/?source=1

Saturday, November 9, 6:00PM: BEANS & WHEELS at Zion Canyon Brew Pub at 95 Zion Park Blvd. in Springdale. www.facebook.com/events/310335809105427/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Saturday, November 9, 7:00PM: Cedar City Birthday Ball at the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum at 635 N. Main St. in Cedar City. The party includes live entertainment, games, and fresh Dutch Oven Cobbler. Admission is free. Call Mike Liebhardt 435-865-7289 or 435-590-7289

Saturday, November 9, 7:00PM: ORCHESTRA OF SOUTHERN UTAH “Legends Never Die” Concert celebrates the 200th anniversary year for Wagner. The show will include "Ride of the Valkyries" and "Overture to Die Meistersingers" plus the haunting "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber and a world premiere of "Canyon Concerto" by Keith Bradshaw and featuring guest soloist Lynn Vartan. Admission is $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for students, and $30.00 for groups of six. www.facebook.com/events/213770512132849/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Saturday, November 9, 7:30PM: West Side Story, a combined production by Cedar High & Canyon View High in the Cedar High Auditorium at 703 W. 600 S. in Cedar City.

Saturday, November 9, 8:00PM: BILA GAANA & PINK MUD, Pink Label Benefit at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City; supporting a great cause in the fight against cancer. Donation is just $5.00 at the door, plus a raffle with plenty of prizes.   435- 867-5990 www.facebook.com/events/1417576541791372/?previousaction=join&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=1

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Sunday, November 10, 7:00-9:00, AM & PM: GROOVEFEST REWIND on KSUU Power 91 – relive some of your favorites from Groovefest’s past! All live recordings from various years. A different show every week!   www.power91radio.com

Sunday, November 10, 3:00-6:00PM: BOB GORDON’S JAZZ SHOW on KSUU Power 91 – Power 91’s exclusive jazz show featuring the best in acoustic jazz hand picked each week by the expert himself!   www.power91radio.com


--------------- And here’s what’s coming up in the near future:

Friday, November, 15, 9:00PM:  OAK CREEK at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City.  www.facebook.com/events/371283493006216/

Thursday, November 21: VICTOR & PENNY at Groovacious 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City. 435-867-9800   www.victorandpenny.com

Saturday, December 7, 7:30PM: JOHN CRAIGIE & LEIGH JONES at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City.   435-867-9800    www.johncraigiemusic.com



GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720
435-867-9800

THANKS FOR LOOKING & LISTENING! TC