Groovacious Records Best Sellers and Weekly Blast of Music Art Nature Happenings in Cedar City, Utah

Hello Music Friends. 

 

Lisa from Groovacious/Groovefest saying hello, it’s been awhile.

This is the revival of The Groovacious Weekly Blast kept by Tim Cretsinger for over ten years. 

There are things to inform you of; new releases, best sellers, special sales and events. 

I have missed Tim’s weekly blast that tended towards things I was most interested in.

Tim was a supreme promoter of our community, tirelessly devoted to gathering people together through music, art and nature and serving musicians, artists and craftsmen of all types by providing a welcoming space with opportunity for them to improve and explore. He did this through Groovefest which began as our store’s birthday celebration in 1992 and became our music festival when we moved to Utah in 2000. He did this over many years and upon the many stages at our record store and elsewhere. 

Groovacious no longer has the big stage as in our previous locations but modifications can be made. As I feel more energy things will change. 

Coming to terms with the huge loss of my dear Tim has been the biggest challenge of my entire life. I struggle daily… Claiming some of what he loved and called his own, his tasks and precious things and expressions of who he was, what he believed in and lived for has not been easy nor my choice but simply out of the necessity to keep my livelihood intact. It is truly a miracle that I didn’t loose it all.

Like most creative endeavors this version of The Groovacious Weekly Blast will evolve. I will try to be punctual and consistent a policy Tim & I were adamant about. Thankfully the traditions and style that Tim created are a solid foundation for me to build upon. 

I miss Tim. 

We had plans. 

Thank you Tim. 

I love you.

Tim Cretsinger at Groovacious in Cedar City, Utah January 2007

Respect the living. Honor the dead.

Here we go….

The Groovacious Weekly Blast for the week of Feb 19-24, 2018, a list of Groovacious News and Cedar City art/music/nature happenings compiled from several sources by Lisa Cretsinger owner of independent record store Groovacious Records in Cedar City, Utah celebrating 26 years in business.

A Few Best Sellers at Groovacious for the week of: February 19-23, 2018

Robert Plant

Ed Sheeran

The Greatest Showman - soundtrack

Brandi Carlile

Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa

Andrew Bird

Rush – Farewell to Kings

Lisa’s favorite releases of the year 2017:

New Releases coming to Groovacious this Friday, February 23, 2018:

Alice Cooper

Darlingside

Al Di Meola

Doors – Live at the Isle of Wight

Vance Joy

Low Anthem

Janiva Magness

Grant-Lee Phillips

Fred Schneider

Caroline Rose

David Bowie reissues

Concert for George Harrison reissue and box set

and many many more, several available in vinyl format

A few New Release Highlights Coming Next Week:

Tech N9ne

Buffalo Tom

The Breeders

Sue Foley

Lucius

Mt.joy

Tyga

Jonathan Wilson

Joan Baez

Moby

Chip Taylor

Titus Andronicus

Andrew Wk

Dick Stusso

and so much more !!

New Gift Items at Groovacious:

cool playing cards!! SPAM, John Wayne, Elvis Presley, Pink Floyd, BigFoot, RUSH, AC/DC and more.

Cedar City Music Art Entertainment Nature Awareness Happenings:

Contact me with details of your event to be added to The Groovacious Weekly Blast.

I will strive for as complete a list as possible that pertains to the arts.

February 2018:

22 to 26-

AIDA by Elton John & Tim Rice

Performed by CHS Studio Red

7:00 PM Cedar High School Auditorium

22-

Outstanding Art Students

Art Insights

7:00 PM SUMA (Southern Utah Museum of Art)

23-
Soup for Your Bowl

Artisans Gallery
94 West Center Street

24-
Muddy Boots
9:00 PM Mikes' Tavern
90 West Hoover

28-March 3

Carmina Burana and Selected Works

Performed by SUU Choirs, Orchestra and Red Rock Singers

7:30 PM Randall L. Jones Theatre

March 2018:

ongoing:

Frontier Homestead Special Exhibits

1-5

A Midsummer Night's Dream

7:00 PM Canyon View High School

1-

Erika Shultz

Art Insights

7:00 PM Southern Utah Museum of Art

3-

Southern Utah String Festival

8:00 AM Canyon View Middle School

5-

Mini-Grant Recipient Social

Cedar City Arts Council

7:00 PM second floor Festival Hall Heritage Center

Presentations from Angie Hanks SUU clarinet student, Dawn Aerts of North Elementary School and others.

7-

Art Auction

5:00 PM Rusty’s Ranch House

2275 E Hwy 14

9-

Marty Warburton’s Bluegrass Jam

ICAMA (Iron County Acoustic Music Association)

7:00 PM Presbyterian Community Church

2279 N Wedgewood Lane

10-

Sun Party

Southern Utah Space Foundation

12:00 PM Artisans Gallery

94 West Center Street

16-17

The Secret Garden Ballet

7:30 PM Cedar City Junior Ballet

173 North 100 West, Cedar City, Utah

22-

Opening Reception: Senior Capstone Exhibition

6:00 PM SUMA

24-

Pink Tea

presented by MOMs Club of Iron County

Heritage Center

29-

SUMA Happenings

7:00 PM Southern Utah Museum of Art

29-

tentative in-store performance

7:00 PM Groovacious 195 West 650 South

Thanks to all our Groovacious and Groovefest friends. Thank you for reading . 

 

Groovacious Platters/Records & Groovefest Music & Art Festival
Open Tuesday thru Saturday 11:30 AM to 6:30 PM

195 West 650 South #2
Cedar City, Utah 84720
435-867-9800

Celebrating our 26th year as a full service independent brick-n- mortar, mom-n-pop, record store that began in Salem/Keizer, Oregon November of 1992 and continues here in Cedar City, Utah.  

Owners: Tim & Lisa Cretsinger have over sixty-seven years of collective experience in the music business. Among many other things Tim was a DJ, music promoter and managed DJ Sound City, Tower Records and Music Millennium in Portland, Oregon where Tim and Lisa met in 1989.

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