“Son of” The GROOVACIOUS WEEKLY EMAIL BLAST!
News in our world of Music and Art and calendar
for
The week of Monday, October 26, 2015
From the desk of Tim Cretsinger
Groovacious – 195 W 650 S, # 2 in Cedar City, Utah
84720
For
non-art and music related events go to www.VisitCedarCity.com and click on “Events”. A big thanks to Amber Bennett for
putting that calendar together!
It’s
Halloween week and there are numerous events and parties happening every day.
Please be cautious and keep an extra eye out as you’re driving. Parents, please
don’t leave your very young children unattended. Have fun!!
If
you have an event you’d like to get published, email me and I’ll make sure to
get it on this list. If you don’t let me know, I can’t add it.
Groovacious Top Dozen Best Sellers for the week of
October 19-24, 2015:1- Blitzen Trapper “All Across This Land”
2-
Wilco “Star Wars”
3- Rickie Lee Jones “Other Side of Desire”
4- Hollywood
Vampires
5- Coheed & Cambria “Color Before the Sun”
6- Trivium
“Silence in the Snow”
7- Iron Maiden “Book of Souls”
8- H20 “Use Your
Voice”
9- Stryper “Fallen”
10- WASP “Golgotha”
11- Disturbed
“Immortalized”
12- Five Finger Death Punch “Got Your Six”
Now,
here’s what’s happening for this week – on-going events listed
first:
September 11 – October 31: Travis Humphreys Special Exhibit at
Frontier Homestead State Park at 635 N Main in Cedar City. This exhibit will
present about 30 small to miniature paintings that have been created over the
last two years. Most of the paintings are landscapes considered to be our
‘backyard’ in southern Utah. The museum hours are 9am – 5pm, and admission is
$3. 435-586-9290.
Monday, October 26, 5:00 – 7:00pm: Guitars Unplugged Auditions in the
Sterling Church Auditorium on the SUU campus at 351 W University Blvd. Every
year Thunder 91 and Whittlesticks host an acoustic guitar talent competition
where the winner receives a $1000 guitar prize package from Whittlesticks!
Monday, October 26, 6:30pm: 2nd Annual Halloween Dinner Theater in the Cedar City Children's Musical Theatre at 1579 N Main St,
Ste 108 in Cedar City Join for a fun musical comedy presented by parents and
friends of CCCMT and meal catered by Simply Delicious Confections. Admission is
$20 per person and the public is invited. Tickets are available online at www.cccmt.org. All proceeds benefit
Cedar City Children's Musical Theatre.
Monday, October 26,
6:30pm: Dancing
With Your Community Stars at the Heritage
Center Theatre at 105 N 100 E in Cedar City. Admission is $15 per person or $50
for a family of four. All proceeds benefit the Iron County Children's Justice
Center. See local stars compete on the dance floor in this benefit for a great
local organization.
Tuesday, October 27, 9:00pm: DIRTY BOURBON RIVER SHOW, Groovefest
Alumni return to Mike’s Tavern at 90 W Hoover in Cedar City. “We're back for a
night of good times and good tunes! We've got new music and big things coming so
don't miss out! See y'all there!”
435-867-5990 www.facebook.com/events/905100156240397/
Tuesday, October 27: 54th Annual Utah Shakespeare
Festival in Cedar City and offers matinee
performances at 2:00pm and evening performances at 8:00pm. The Festival also
offers backstage tours, seminars, and play orientations. Plays featured this
season in repertory are: ‘Charley's Aunt,’ ‘Dracula,’ & ‘Two Gentlemen of
Verona.' For tickets and information call 1-800-PLAYTIX.
Wednesday, October
28: 54th Annual
Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City and
offers matinee performances at 2:00pm and evening performances at 8:00pm. The
Festival also offers backstage tours, seminars, and play orientations. Plays
featured this season in repertory are: ‘Charley's Aunt,’ ‘Dracula,’ & ‘Two
Gentlemen of Verona.' For tickets and information call 1-800-PLAYTIX.
Wednesday, October 28,
7:00pm:
Band/Orchestra Halloween Concert at Canyon
View High School Auditorium at 166 W 1925 N in Cedar City. 435-586-2813
Wednesday, October 28,
7:30pm:
Masterworks Series - SUU’s Symphony Orchestra: Jupiter Ascending
at the Heritage Center Theater at 105 N 100
E. in Cedar City. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children. 435-586-7872
Wednesday, October 28,
7:30pm: SUU
Department of Theatre Arts & Dance Musical: Next to Normal
held 7:30 pm in the Auditorium Theatre (SUU
Campus, 351 W University Blvd, Cedar City), admission is $15 adults & $7
youth (Content warning: adult situations and language). This provocative
contemporary musical centers on a family coping with crisis and mental illness.
For information call 435-586-7872.
Thursday, October 29: 54th Annual Utah Shakespeare
Festival in Cedar City and offers matinee
performances at 2:00pm and evening performances at 8:00pm. The Festival also
offers backstage tours, seminars, and play orientations. Plays featured this
season in repertory are: ‘Charley's Aunt,’ ‘Dracula,’ & ‘Two Gentlemen of
Verona.' For tickets and information call 1-800-PLAYTIX.
Thursday, October 29,
7:30pm: SUU Department of Theatre Arts &
Dance Musical: Next to Normal in the
Auditorium Theatre on the SUU Campus at 351 W University Blvd. in Cedar City.
Admission is $15 for adults & $7 for youth (Content warning: adult
situations and language). This provocative contemporary musical centers on a
family coping with crisis and mental illness. 435-586-7872
Thursday, October 29,
9:00pm: It's the first annual Scary-oke Costume Party! at Mike’s Tavern at 90 W. Hoover
in Cedar City. Come dressed as your
favorite music icon. Who will you be? Madonna? Elvis? Prince? Kiss? Invite all
your friends, this will be a singing and dancing party to remember!
435-867-5990 Invite all your
friends, this will be a singing and dancing party to remember! www.facebook.com/events/1500804636884530/
Friday, October 30: 54th
Annual Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City
and offers matinee performances at 2:00pm and evening performances at 8:00pm.
The Festival also offers backstage tours, seminars, and play orientations. Plays
featured this season in repertory are: ‘Charley's Aunt,’ ‘Dracula,’ & ‘Two
Gentlemen of Verona.' For tickets and information call 1-800-PLAYTIX.
Friday, October 30, 3:00 – 6:00pm: Spooky Story Time,
presented by Southwest Applied Tech College, for
kids with crafts and snacks at the Library in the Park at 303 N 100 E in Cedar
City. Parents and kids are invited to come and just have fun! SWATC will be
offering one-on-one sessions with financial aid experts to help sort out ways to
pay for college.
435-586-2899
Friday, October 30, 6:00 – 10:00pm: Bikers Against
Child Abuse presents a benefit concert at the Hurricane Fine Arts Center
featuring performances by THE HAWK
BROTHERS, CARLIE WALL, BRICK WALKER, and the RAVEN CAIN BAND.
Food trucks will be on hand, in addition to vendors, and
drawings throughout the evening. Come out to help the kids and have a great time
with the family. www.facebook.com/events/416237938573835/
Friday,
October 30, 5:0- 8:00pm:Enoch Elementary
School Halloween Carnival
at Enoch Elementary at 4701 N Wagon
Wheel Dr. in Enoch. Admission for kids 3 yrs and up is $5 & 2 yrs and under
are free, parents $2 if you go through the spook alley; otherwise – free. Wear a
costume and enjoy food at $1 each.
435-586-2855
Friday,
October 30, 7:30pm:
FULL TILT BOOGIE at the
Iron Gate Winery Spooktacular at 100 N 200 W in Cedar City. Open to
the public - come enjoy some local wine with local music. Wine Tasting, free Hors
D'ourves, Music & Spooks Galore, Costume Contest (Scariest, Funniest, Most
Original & Best Overall) Grand Prize - 2 night stay at the Iron Gate Inn;
other prizes - IG Wine Basket, Massage by Reggie Zerkle, LMT, Wine.
www.facebook.com/events/854072181374354/
Friday, October 30,
7:30pm:
Masterworks Series - SUU’s Wind Symphony & Choirs: The Battle Cry of
Freedom at the Heritage Center Theater
at105 N 100 E in Cedar City. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for
children.
435-586-7872
Friday, October 30,
7:30pm: SUU
Department of Theatre Arts & Dance Musical: Next to Normal
in the Auditorium Theatre on the SUU Campus
at 351 W University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $15 for adults & $7
for youth (Content warning: adult situations and language). This provocative
contemporary musical centers on a family coping with crisis and mental
illness.
435-586-7872
Friday, October 30, 7:30pm – 11:00pm: The Haunted Woods: Lost Carnival at the Willow Glen Inn at 3308 N
Bulldog Rd. in Cedar City. Admission is $8 per victim. The last victims will be
admitted at 10:30pm.
866-586-3275 www.willowgleninn.com
Friday, October 30, 9:00pm – 1:00am The Scream at the SUU Student
Association at 351 W University Blvd. in Cedar City. Admission is $20 (must be
18 yrs or older to attend). There will be a dance and entertainers throughout
the night.
Friday, October 30, 9:00pm: DJ Johnny Utah's 5th Annual Zombie
Party at Mikes Tavern at 90 W. Hoover in Cedar City! Free glow
sticks, T-shirts, hats, and much more. 435-867-5990 www.facebook.com/events/1631389057143402/