Water lanterns float from Provo Marina Friday and Saturday
Plus a free chamber concert in Springville, $5 Tuesday admission in Lehi, and a Saturday matinee at The Ruth.
Good morning, Happy Valley.
Utah Lake State Park hosts two lantern festivals this weekend. Your ticket includes a floating lantern, and the launch begins around 7:45pm after the live performances and afternoon activities.
The week also brings a free chamber concert to Springville, $5 admission at seven Thanksgiving Point venues, and an ASL-integrated Pride and Prejudice matinee at The Ruth. Provo Canyon drivers should plan for one lane in each direction near Vivian Park.
📍 30 seconds in the valley⏱️ 10 min read
- 🏮Float a lantern on Utah Lake Friday or Saturday
- 🎶Hear a free chamber concert in Springville
- 🦋Pick a Thanksgiving Point venue for $5 Tuesday
⭐ The Big One
Friday or Saturday Float a lantern on Utah Lake Friday or Saturday
Utah Lantern Festival opens the Provo Marina grounds for afternoon games, face painting and live performances before everyone launches floating lanterns around sunset. Each general-admission ticket includes one festival bag with a lantern, lighter and marker.
Our take
Choose Friday for the lower checked price. Arrive before 6:30pm so you can park, complete check-in and write on your lantern before the launch.⚠️ Heads up: Check-in closes at 7:30pm. Every attendee must complete the liability waiver, and all ticket sales are final.
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📰 Around the Valley
Provo Canyon drops to one lane each way near Vivian Park
UDOT is repairing rockfall fencing along U.S. 189 between mileposts 12.4 and 12.7 near Vivian Park. Traffic will stay at one lane in each direction around the clock while crews repair the barriers, with completion planned for early October.
Lehi's 900 North gas-line work is due to finish in October
Enbridge plans to connect the replacement gas line at 1200 East and 900 North by the end of September, then restore the road for drivers and pedestrians by mid-October. Crews are replacing a 20-inch pipe installed in 1960 with a 24-inch line.
📅 This Week
Free Wednesday concert Hear six players welcome fall at the art museum
The B.A.S.K.E.T Ensemble brings flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano to the Springville Museum of Art. The program moves from Kenji Bunch's Summer Hours to Shostakovich's Second Waltz and Poulenc's Sextet for Piano and Winds.
Our take
Arrive at 6:15pm for the full program. The museum stays open until 8pm Wednesday, which leaves time to walk the galleries after the concert.⚠️ Heads up: The museum has free parking east of the building and overflow parking west of the museum on 100 East.
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$5 Tuesday Pick one Thanksgiving Point venue for $5 Tuesday
Thanksgiving Point cuts admission to $5 per person at seven venues Tuesday. The list includes Butterfly Biosphere, Curiosity Farms, the Museum of Ancient Life, the Museum of Natural Curiosity, Ashton Gardens, Canopy Tours and Jurassic Jungle.
Our take
Choose one venue before you leave home and buy that venue's ticket. Butterfly Biosphere and the dinosaur museum work indoors; Ashton Gardens is the outdoor choice.⚠️ Heads up: The $5 ticket covers one venue, not all seven. Check the selected venue's hours before you drive over.
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ASL matinee See Pride and Prejudice with ASL woven into the show
The Ruth's production casts Deaf actress Anne Post Fife as Mrs. Bennet, who performs in American Sign Language while cast members voice her dialogue. Saturday's 4pm matinee also has ASL interpreters and runs two hours and 40 minutes including intermission.
Our take
Choose the Saturday matinee if you want the listed interpreted performance. Buy seats together because prices change by section and availability.⚠️ Heads up: Children age 3 and younger are not admitted. The production uses gunshot sound effects, haze and theatrical lighting.
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Six companies See six BYU dance companies in one performance
World of Dance puts BYU's Ballroom Dance Company, Contemporary Dance Theatre, International Folk Dance Ensemble, Living Legends, Theatre Ballet and Young Ambassadors on the Marriott Center floor in one program.
Our take
Pick the Saturday matinee if you want an afternoon performance. The same six companies appear at all three shows.⚠️ Heads up: The performance is at the Marriott Center, not the BYU Dance Performance Theatre.
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🏟️ The Scoreboard
BYU football enters its bye week at 3-0
BYU beat Colorado State 41-23 in Fort Collins Saturday to remain unbeaten through three football games. The Cougars have no game this weekend and return on the road against TCU on Oct 3.
UVU women's volleyball opens Big West play at home Thursday
Utah Valley took the first set from Weber State Saturday before losing the volleyball match 3-1 and finishing nonconference play at 2-10. Miley Thunstrom led the Wolverines with 13 kills and eight digs before their first Big West match.
🍴 Eat & Drink
$4.50 each Order a baked Venezuelan empanada at Guayoyo Café
Guayoyo Café fills its baked empanadas with Venezuelan combinations. La Tradicional has ground beef, onion, peppers, hard-boiled egg and olives; La Exquisita pairs goat cheese with mushrooms.
Our take
Order La Tradicional and La Exquisita so you can split one meat filling and one vegetarian filling. Add Venezuelan coffee if you go before lunch.⚠️ Heads up: The café closes at 5pm Tuesday through Saturday, so this works for breakfast, lunch or an afternoon stop rather than dinner.
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👨👩👧 Family & Free
Tonight at five Walk Delta Gateway Park's trails with free snacks tonight
Provo's Explore Your Parks series stops at Delta Gateway Park for two hours of trail walking, a simple family activity and free snacks. The park sits at the west end of Lakeshore Drive near Utah Lake.
Our take
Eat an early dinner or bring one, then arrive near five while there is still plenty of daylight for the trails.⚠️ Heads up: The activity is outside. Bring walking shoes and a layer for the temperature drop near the lake.
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🎟️ Also Happening
🌻 Ashton Gardens fills four days with fall flowers
The Autumn Bloom Showcase runs Wednesday through Saturday from 9am-8pm at 3900 N Garden Dr in Lehi. Regular garden admission includes flower displays, hands-on stations, a scavenger hunt and a return pass for the Sep 28-29 cut-flower sale.
📷 The BYU art museum pairs Gordon Parks with live jazz
Art After Dark runs Friday from 7-10pm at the BYU Museum of Art. The semester party includes live jazz, a photo scavenger hunt, photo booths and free desserts alongside the Gordon Parks photography exhibition.
💃 Orem hosts two days of Latin music, dance and food
Utah Latin Festival runs Friday and Saturday from 8am-10pm at Orem City Center Stage, 56 N State St. The city listing includes music, dance performances and Latin food vendors.
The Debate
📰 Valley News
Orem moves its fall cleanup dumpsters to Palisade Park
Orem's fall cleanup moves to Palisade Park from Sep 21-26 with separate dumpsters for regular trash, green waste and metal recycling. The dumpsters open from 8am-7pm Monday through Friday and 8am-3pm Saturday, and any Orem resident can use the site.
Lehi High students receive $1,786 for service projects
The Kiwanis Club Point of the Mountain gave Lehi High School's Key Club $1,786 for student-led service projects. About 40 students attend the club's meetings, and members helped run the Kiwanis breakfast fundraiser during Round-Up Week that produced the donation.
💙 Good Neighbor
First-come, first-served Apply for a free seven-foot shade tree from Provo Power
Provo Power's NatureShade program is giving eligible residential electric customers a young Hot Wings Tatarian maple, Princeton elm or red oak. Each sapling is about seven feet tall and can fit in a standard vehicle.
Our take
Apply online with the email address tied to your active electric account. Watch for a message from RenewChoice Manager so you can schedule pickup.⚠️ Heads up: You are not eligible if you received a NatureShade tree in the past two years. Trees are distributed first-come, first-served.
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For a low-cost week, walk Delta Gateway Park tonight, choose one Thanksgiving Point venue Tuesday, and hear the B.A.S.K.E.T Ensemble at the Springville Museum of Art Wednesday.
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