The MUSIC & ART Related Events CALENDAR for the week of August 25, 2014
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 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 weeks of August 18-23, 2014:
1- "Guardians of the Galaxy" soundtrack
2- Tom Petty “Hypnotic Eye”
3- Spoon “They Want My Soul”
4- Accept “Blind Rage"
5- Vacationer “Relief”
6- Imagine Dragons “Night Vision”
7- Trampled By Turtles “Wild Animals”
8- Judas Priest “Redeemer of Souls”
9- Mastodon “Once More Around the Sun"
10- Ace Frehley “Space Invader”
11- Royksopp & Robyn “Do It Again”
12- Bleachers “Strange Desire”
-------------- Here’s what we found happening for this week in music + art --------------
Ongoing:
53rd Annual Utah Shakespeare Festival: Go to www.bard.org for show times, ticket prices and info.
This week:
Monday, August 25, 7:00PM: Cedar City Children's Musical Theatre: Seussical Jr in the Heritage Theater at 150 N. 100 E. in Cedar City. Advance tickets are $5 per person at www.cccmt.org or $6 at the door. 435-586-3876
Tuesday, August 25: NEW RELEASES AT GROOVACIOUS! Lots of great stuff coming out this time of year!! THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH, BRAD PAISLEY, NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, OPETH, J. MASCIS, ROYAL BLOOD, DRY THE RIVER, BASEMENT JAXX, JAMES TAYLOR, THE RENTALS, ROBYN HITCHCOCK, BRUCE HORNSBY, IAN ANDERSON, SHOVELS & ROPE, MUD MORGANFIELD & KIM WILSON, AVENGED SEVENFOLD. And as usual, a lot of these are available on great quality vinyl records!
Wednesday, August 27, 4:00PM – 7:00PM: Cedar City Downtown Farmers Market on the corner of Hoover Ave & 100 W.in Cedar City. www.facebook.com/ccdowntownfarmersmarket
Wednesday, August 27, 5:30PM – 7:00PM: ROBERT NAKEA - pianist in the Thorley Recital Hall in the Music Building on the SUU Campus at 351 W. University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is free and open to the public. Experience the exhilarating sound of Chopin’s Études. www.suu.edu/pva/arts
Wednesday, August 27, 6:00PM – 9:00PM: Cool August Nite Car Show at Bradshaw Chevrolet at360 N. Main St. in Cedar City. A free event; enjoy antique cars, oldie-but-goodies, music, craft vendors, hotdogs, games and prizes. For more information call Richard Batt 435-586-6595.
Thursday, August 28 - Monday, September 1: 2014 Iron County Fair at the Iron County Fair Grounds in Parowan. Exhibits include horse races, equestrian events, rodeo, Mud Bog, Demolition Derby, carnival, exhibits, car show, live entertainment & Miss Iron County Fair pageant. Contact the Iron County Fair for daily schedule at 435-477-8380 or visit www.IronCountyFair.net.
Thursday, August 28, 11:00PM: Shakespeare Cabaret at The Grind Coffee House at 19 N. Main St. in Cedar City. Ttickets are $10 at the door and all the proceeds go to support REACH, and features Festival company members singing, dancing, and performing. www.brad.org 1-800-PLAYTIX.
Thursday, August 28, 7:00PM: ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL at Dixie State College Cox Auditorium in St. George. www.facebook.com/events/1517369078477476/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming
Friday, August 29, 5:00 - 8:00PM: 2014 Cedar City Art Walk: The Art Walk features collaborations between local artists and local businesses and galleries. The exhibits have been on display in the downtown area of Cedar City since June 2 with the final one taking place on Friday. www.facebook.com/events/688522054518729/
Friday, August 29, 8:00PM: Campfire Concert in the Canyon with WILHELM & JASON TYLER BURTON at the Cedar Canyon Nature Park, 1.5 miles east of Main St. on Hwy 14 - across the Cedar Canyon Nature Park's green Coal Creek Bridge. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated and will go directly to the Southwest Wildlife Foundation for the rehabilitation of injured wildlife. Be sure to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets, snacks and the family. See the press release below. 435-867-9800 www.facebook.com/events/826132527399390/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming
Friday, August 28, 1:00PM: Ground Breaking: Allied Health and Technology Building at Southwest Applied Technology College at 510 W. 800 S. in Cedar City. Celebrate the new campus at this ground breaking ceremony. www.facebook.com/events/467403663396365/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming
Friday, August 28, 1:00PM: DJ JANELLE HARPER gives away a 3 day, 2 night vacation at Mikes Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City. Everyone who comes Friday Night will get a ticket and be entered to win. No cover charge. www.facebook.com/events/348580225298990/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming
Saturday, August 30, 9:00PM: JOSH LARSEN at Zion Canyon Brew Pub at 95 Zion Park Blvd. in Springdale. 435-772-0336 www.facebook.com/events/762849280421235/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming
Saturday, August 30, 9:00PM: FULL TILT BOOGIE and THE PABLO SEXTET at the Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A.) Fundraiser at Mike's Tavern at 90 W. Hoover Ave. in Cedar City. $5 at the door. 435-867-5990 www.facebook.com/events/879519125411318/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming
Sunday, August 31, 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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Southwest Wildlife Foundation’s 2014 CAMPFIRE CONCERTS IN THE CANYON #3
Friday, August 29, 2014 8PM
WILHELM & JASON TYLER BURTON
At Cedar Canyon Nature Park
Friday, August 29th is set for the third of the very popular CAMPFIRE CONCERT IN THE CANYON series for the 2014 season at the Cedar Canyon Nature Park. The concert begins at 8:00 p.m.
The Campfire Concert series is now its sixth year and helps to bring attention to the Southwest Wildlife Foundation and creates awareness about the Cedar Canyon Nature Park (CCNP). The concert series features local and touring musicians and is just one of the many events held at the fire pit program area at the Nature Park.
When plans are fully in place, the CCNP will house native wild animals that cannot be released due to injurious disabilities and will include a Visitors and Nature Center to be built on the grounds of the park, located 1.5 miles east of Cedar City’s Main Street on Highway 14.
The CCNP program area is located at the south side of Coal Creek, directly south across the park’s green bridge. Parking is available at the bridge entrance site in addition to the city bridge at the west waterfall, where that footbridge will take you to the city walking path. From there, just follow the trail until you come to the fire pit, just a short distance to the east.
The concerts are casual and participants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, lanterns and/or flashlights. Marshmallows and roasting sticks are a courtesy provided by the Southwest Wildlife Foundation. The show is free, but donations will be accepted.
This month’s featured artists are WILHELM and JASON TYLER BURTON, both of which performed at this year’s Groovefest Music & Art Festival.
Wilhelm is a self-described gypsy band with “a little bit jazz” whose key musical influences are cited as including Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. Consisting of Heather (fiddle), Ryan (guitar), Jedd (guitar), Mason (bass) and Olivia (vocals), the band also incorporates at bit of bossa nova, western swing, and even a little rock and pop. Besides Groovefest , an early incarnation of Wilhelm also played at the Campfire Concert series last September.
Jason Tyler Burton is a wanderer, a soul searching adventurer who writes songs about the journey. Originally from Kentucky, he is now a nomad in the American West. His songs and stories are heartfelt, with a voice and lyrics that invite you to lean in a little, and really listen. His sophomore release “Headwaters” was released in July and is already getting great reviews and airplay from Maine to California, including syndicated NPR shows such as Out of the Woods and Fresh Folk.
For more information about the Cedar Canyon Nature Park and its facilities, the Campfire Concerts in the Canyon, and what's in store for the future, call 435-586-4693 or 435-867-9800, email info@gowildlife.org or go to www.gowildlife.org. You can also visit the SWF and CCNP Facebook pages for updates and photos.
And coming up in the very near future…
Friday, October 17, 7:30PM: ALICE WALLACE at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City.
435-867-9800
Friday, November 7, 7:30PM: JOHN CRAIGIE at Groovacious at 173 N. 100 W. in Cedar City.
435-867-9800
GROOVACIOUS/GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
173 N. 100 W. Cedar City, Utah 84720
435-867-9800
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THANKS FOR LOOKING & LISTENING!
WE’LL SEE YOU AT ONE OF THESE EVENTS!
TC
