Around Town - Southern Utah Events

Summer is coming to an end soon! Get your fill while you can.

Cedar City Area:

Friday, August 7th -
Danny Schmidt Concert
Lorraine Cornelius Memorial Park (Kanarraville)
8 pm
$7.50 at the door or at Groovacious

Off the Cuff
Crystal Inn
10 pm
$5

Saturday, August 8th -
Miss Rodeo Iron County
Iron County Fair Grounds (Parowan)
9 am to 6 pm
Admission

Guided Heritage Tour
Meets in front of Bulloch Drug (Main Street, Cedar City)
10 am
Free!

Farmers Market
Ladybug Nursery (42 S. Westview Dr., Cedar City)
9 am to 6 pm
Free!

St. George Area:

Friday, August 7th -
Roadrunner Baseball
DSC - Hurst Field
7:05 pm
$5;$10; or $15

Saturday, August 8th -
Stillhouse Road Concert
Ancestor Square
9 am
Free!

Truman
with guest openers EagleHawk and Gary Tom
OC Tanner Amphitheater (Springdale)
7 pm
$10

Around Town - Southern Utah Events

Beat the heat with these weekend events.

Cedar City Area:

Friday, July 31st -
Parowan Summer Concert Series
Featuring Eric Dodge
Main Street Gazebo
8 pm
Free!

Campfire Concerts in the Canyon
Featuring Steve Swift and John Scotter
Southwest Wildlife Foundation Park campfire pit (1 1/2 miles east of Cedar City along Hwy 14)
8 pm
Free!

Off the Cuff
@ theCrystal Inn
10 pm
$5 admission

Saturday, August 1st -
Parowan City Fly-In Pancake Breakfast
Come watch planes take off and land!
Parowan Airport
8 am

Christmas in July Craft Faire
King's Pavilion (300 W. University, Cedar City)
11 am - 7 pm
Come find your Christmas gifts early!

Live Music @ Mike's Tavern (90 W. Hoover Ave., Cedar City)
Featuring "Durty Burt"
9 pm
$5 admission

St. George Area:

Friday, July 31st -
Concert @ Jazzy Java
Featuring Jerone Witig Blues Trio
Jazzy Java (285 N. Bluff, St. George)
9 pm
$5 admission

Saturday, August 1st -
Zion Canyon Farmers Market
@ The Bit and Spur (Springdale)
9 am - 10:30 am
Free!

Downtown Farmers Market
Ancestor Square (St. George)
8 am - noon
Free!

Jeremy Ashida @ TwentyFive Main
25 Main St. (St. George)
7 pm
Admission

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The pioneer children walked and walked and walked. But you don't have to! These events are local.

Cedar City Area:

Friday, July 24th -
Lion's Family Rodeo
Iron County Fairgrounds (Parowan)
11 am - 2 pm
Yeehaw!

Parowan City Concert Series
Main Street Gazebo
Off the Cuff @ 8 pm
Garret Carson & Heather Shurtleff @ 9pm
Free!

Cedar City 24th Celebration
Program - 8:30 am @ the Old Rock Church
Fun Run - 9:30 am on Main Street
Parade - 10 am on Main Street
Activities in the Main Street Park all day
Free!

Enoch City 24th Celebration
Parade - 4 pm
Events in the park
Free!

Panguitch City 24th Celebration
Boy Scout Breakfast - 7 am
Parade - 10 am
DUP Program - 11 am
Fireman's Lunch - 12:30 pm
Kiddie Races - 2:00 pm
Rodeo @ Triple C Arena - 7:00 pm
Dance - 9:30 pm

Saturday, July 25th -
Brianhead Movie Night & Hotdog Roast
Brianhead Town
8:30 pm
Free!

Live Music @ Mike's Tavern
Featuring "Middle of the Road"
Mike's Tavern (90 W. Hoover Ave. Cedar City)
9 pm
$5 admission

St. George Area:

Friday, July 24th -
Ivin's 24th Celebration
Ivin's City Park
Breakfast - 7 am to 9 am (fee)
Parade - 9 am
Activities in the park - 10 am to 2 pm
Movie "Road to Morocco" - 9 pm
Free!

Washington City 24th Celebration
Veteran's Park
Breakfast - 7:30 am to 9 am
Parade - 9 am
Activities in the park all day
Movie @ dusk
Fireworks!
Free!

Secondhand Serenade
Dixie Sunbowl (100 S. 400 E. St. George)
7:00 pm
$20 admission

Sunset in the Square Outdoor Movie
The Astronaut Farmer
St. George Town Square
8 pm
Free!

Enterprise American Legion Rodeo
American Legion Rodeo Arena (1003 E. 100 N.)
Music @ 7 pm by the Durty Burt Band
Rodeo @ 8 pm
$6 admission

Saturday, July 25th -
Tuacahn Saturday Market
1100 Tuacahn Drive
Breakfast - 9 am to 11 am
8 am to 2 pm
Free!

Roadrunner Baseball
DSC - Hurst Field
7 pm
$15/$10/$5 tickets

Tasty Dish - Pastry Pub

Tasted: Turkey Sandwich on wheat and Mediterranean Pasta Salad

If you've been wondering and worrying about the return of the Pastry Pub, worry no more. Finally, after several months of repairs due to a fire last December, the local favorite is open again. But rest assured, nothing has changed. There are still tempting treats peeking through the glass case; sandwiches piled high with meats, cheeses and veggies; and refreshing salads that pack a punch of flavor.

We tried the half sandwich/half salad combo. Good for those of us that can't make up our minds. The turkey sandwich hits the spot with fresh veggies and a spicy spread that bumps up the flavor factor. Oooo, and that bread? So soft, it's just like Mom's. And the Mediterranean Pasta Salad? Avocados, olives, tomato... Perfectly proportions of salad to dressing. Not too dry, not too soggy. That's hard to come by and we're picky.

Where: Pastry Pub (86 W. Center Street, Cedar City)
Chump Change: Salads and sandwiches for about $5 and up.

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Get out and enjoy the heat.

Cedar City Area:

Thursday, July 16th -
Utah Shakespearean Festival Cabaret
@ The Grind
Actors put on a fun show to support REACH
11 pm
$7 at the door

Friday, July 17th -
Parowan Summer Concert Series
Featuring Chet Falkner
8 pm at the Main Street Gazebo
Free!

Duck Creek Days Chili Cook Off
Music, booths and lots of knock-your-socks-off chili
All day Friday and Saturday!
Free!!

Neil Simon Festival
Featuring three plays
Tuesday through Saturday
Cedar City Heritage Center
Prices vary

Saturday, July 18th -
National Park Free Weekend!!
Take your pick of one of southern Utah's many national parks
FREE!!

Thunder on the Mountain Motorcycle Rally
Brian Head
Food and loud machines. How manly!
All day Friday and Saturday
Free!

Live Music at Mike's Tavern
Featuring Steven Swift
Mike's Tavern (90 W. Hoover Ave, Cedar City)
9 pm
$5 admission

St. George Area:

Friday, July 17th -
Roadrunner Baseball
Family fun at a minor league game
DSC - Hurst Field
7:00 pm
$5;$10 or $15

Rent
Tony Award winning musical
Green Valley Spa (1871 W. Canyon View Dr., St. George)
7:25 pm
$15 admission

Lights Out, Lock In II
Drop your kids off at the Washington City Community Center
and let them play all night long!
8:00 pm to 8:00 am
$18 per kid

Saturday, July 18th -
Lend Me A Tenor
DSC Dolores Dore Eccles Fine Arts Center
7:30 pm
$10 tickets

St. George Contemporary Dancers
OC Tanner Amphitheater, Springdale
8:00 pm
$10 admission

Local Talent - Silly Me Designs

We don't know about you, but this is probably the smartest idea we've ever seen. Silly Me Designs, a St. George design studio,offers a stress-free and budget-conscious way to order pretty and creative announcements. Whether you need an birthday party invitation, baby or wedding announcement or, really, whatever tickles your fancy, all you need to do is choose your design, send your image and other information and you'll get your proof back in 24 hours. Then you take it wherever you want to have it printed (even print it at home). All for 15 bones! 15 bones, people. That leaves you with enough cash to up the ante in the food department, if you ask us.

Around Town - Southern Utah Events

It's hot. But the events are hotter.

Cedar City Area:

Friday, July 10th -
Parowan City Summer Concert Series
Featuring One Voice
Main Street Gazebo
8 pm
Free!

Off the Cuff
Family friendly!
Crystal Inn (1575 W. 200 N. Cedar City)
10 pm
$5 admission

Cedar Breaks Star Party
Come look at stars through several large telescopes
Point Supreme @ Cedar Breaks National Monument
10 pm
$4 admission

July Jamboree Cruise
Classic cars drive down Cedar City's Main Street
7 pm to 9 pm
Free!

Saturday, July 11th -
July Jamboree Street Festival
Classic cars, music and food
Cedar City's Main Street
All day Saturday
Cars will cruise down Main Street on Friday Night!!
Free!

Jr. Rodeo
Cross Hollows Events Center
3 pm
$5 admission

Mid-Summer Renaissance Faire
Music, dancing, food, animal pelts... you name it, they've got it.
Main Street Park, Cedar City
All day Friday and Saturday
Free!

St. George Area:

Friday, July 10th -
St. George Polynesian Choir
St. George Tabernacle (18 South Main)
7 pm
Free!

High School Musical 2
by Tuacahn High students
Hafen Theater (1100 Tuacahn Drive)
7:30 pm
$15.50 for adults; $12.50 for children

Outdoor Movies - Sunset in the Square
Featuring "Casper"
St. George Town Square
8 pm
Free!

Saturday, July 11th -
Tuacahn Saturday Market
8 am - 2 pm
Free!

Jared Allen and his Band
Jazz, blues...everything!
O.C. Tanner Amphitheater (Springdale)
8 pm
$10 admission

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Oh say, can you see...what's going on this weekend?

Cedar City Area -

Friday, July 3rd:
Parowan City Summer Concert Series
Featuring Harold Newman
Main Street Gazebo (Parowan)
8 pm
Free!

Cedar Breaks Wildflower Festival
Guided hikes and information on local wildflowers
Cedar Breaks Visitor Center
Free!

American Family Fest featuring the Hughes Brothers
Carnival, booths, food and fun
Main Street Park (Cedar City)
Friday and Saturday

Saturday, July 4th:
Parowan's Fourth of July Celebration
Parade @ 10 am on Main Street
Fireworks @ 10 pm at the Iron County Fairgrounds
Free!

Enoch's Fourth of July Celebration
Car show, Freedom Run, fireworks and lots of other fun things
Old Enoch City Park
Free!

Cedar City's Fourth of July Celebration
Parade @ 9:30 am on Main Street
Booths and vendors all day @ the Main Street Park
Fireworks @ 10:05 pm at the Cedar City Airport
Free!

Brianhead Arts & Crafts Festival
Vendors, games and concerts
9 am to 6 pm Friday and Saturday
Free!

St. George Area -

Friday, July 3rd:
Fort Sumter Quartet Concert
Performance of patriotic music
St. George Tabernacle
7:00 pm
Free!

Gunlock Rodeo
Yeehaw!
Gunlock Rodeo Grounds
8:30 pm
Adults - $5; Kids - $3

Saturday, July 4th:
Springdale Fourth of July Celebration
Lions Club Breakfast @ 7:00 am
Parade @ 9:00 am
Free!

St. George Fourth of July Celebration
Breakfast at Vernon Worthen Park @ 7:30 am ($5)
Booths, food and fun
KONY Country Showdown @ 8 pm at the Dixie Sunbowl (Free!)
Fireworks @10 pm

Around Town - Southern Utah Events

It's summertime. And the livin' is easy.


Southern Utah Events -

Friday & Saturday, June 26th and 27th:
Panguitch Valley Balloon Rally
Balloon ascension, parades, food and fun
Be sure to make it to the balloon glow on Saturday night!

Cedar City Area -

Friday, June 26th:
Summer Jam Music Festival
Booths, bands and probably bongos
Main Street Park
11 am to 11 pm Friday and Saturday
Free!

Improv Comedy Troupe
Aladdin Theater (27 N. Main, Parowan)
10 pm
$5 per person

Campfire Concert in the Canyon
Featuring Matt Briggs and Pablo "Of the Mountain" Schwartz
Southwest Wildlife Foundation Park campfire pit (1 1/2 miles east of Cedar City along Hwy 14)
8 pm
Free!

Saturday, June 27th:
Brian Head Opens! Brian Head Town Movie Night
Cedar Breaks Lodge
8 pm
Free!

Paiute Restoration & Gathering Parade
Main Street
10 am

The Mad World of Magic
Starring Mark Evans
Heritage Center (105 N. 100 E.)
6 pm
$3 per person

Live Music by "Two Much Fun" at Mike's Tavern
Starts @ 9 pm
$5 admission

St. George Area -

Friday, June 26th:
Sunset in the Square Outdoor Movies
Showing: "Little Big League"
St. George Town Square
8 pm
Free!

Saturday, June 27th:
The Randy Anderson Band
Summer Concert Series
O.C. Tanner Amphitheater, (300 W. Lion Blvd., Springdale)
7:30 pm
$10 admission

Zion Narrows Interpretive Hike
Seven-mile hike with instructor Ron Kay
Meet at the Temple of Sinawava shuttle bus stop
8:15 am to 4:00 pm
$60 fee

Tasty Dish - Basila's Cafe

Tasted: Classic Gyro, Pitas and Hummus and Key Lime Cheesecake

Anyone else love 'em some Greek food? Lamb, feta, hummus and creamy tzatziki sauce. Who could ask for anything more? If you're jonesing for a little Mediterranean fix, look no further than Basila's Cafe in St. George. We tried the classic gyro, which is a hard dish to not enjoy, in our opinion. Basila's serves their gyro's up salad style, with the meat, tzatziki, tomatoes and lettuce piled high on a soft and chewy pita with a side of lemon mashed potatoes. They offer everything from your typical Greek fare to pastas, salads and scrumptious desserts. Don't worry if you're too full for a treat; take some home with you. You won't regret that decision.

Where: Basila's Cafe (1013 E. 700 So., St. George)
Chump Change: Entrees range from $7 to $10.

Local Talent - Which Watch Designs

Looking for something to spice up that outfit? Which Watch Designs is a local shop featuring the newest jewelry trend: interchangeable watch bands. Buy a bunch of different bands that you can clip onto the watch face. In a blue mood? How about a blue and brown beaded band? Change things up for different seasons, holidays or just because you want to.

And don't worry. If it's not a watch you're looking for, this local artist also makes beautiful jewelry. Sterling & Stones Jewelry Designs offers sweet trinkets, like the Petite Fleurs necklace or the Lil' Oranges earrings. Too cute.

Don't worry about breaking the bank either. Watch faces go for $10 bucks while the bands go for $20. And the jewelry?? Try $10 to $15. Now that's something we all can afford.

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Places to go, things to do, people to see, all in one weekend.

Cedar City Area-

Friday, June 19th:
Utah Summer Games Closing Ceremony/Rodeo
Cross Hollows Event Center
8:00 pm
$10 per person

Saturday, June 20th:
Summer Solstice
Parowan Gap
Presentation at 7:00 pm and Observation of the Summer Solstice at 8:30 pm
FREE! Bring your own chairs

National Park FREE WEEKEND
Any National Park!
FREE!!

Live Music by "Middle of the Road" at Mike's Tavern (90 W. Hoover Ave.)
Starts @ 9:00 pm
$5 at the door

St. George Area-

Friday, June 19th:
Annie
Tuachan Amphitheater
8:30 pm
Prices vary

Saturday, June 20th:
Tuachan Saturday Market
Tuachan
8:00 am - 2:00 pm every Saturday
FREE!!

Footloose
Tuachan Amphitheater
8:30 pm
Prices vary

Sweet Stuff - Twentyfive Main

What: Vanilla Strawberry, Vanilla and Chocolate Vanilla cupcakes
Where: Twentyfive Main (25 Main, St. George, Duh)

Is your sweet tooth aching? Head to Twentyfive Main for some of the tastiest treats south of, well, Utah County. We tried three different cupcakes and, boy, were they all good. Is that fresh strawberry in the Vanilla Strawberry frosting, you ask? Why, yes...it is. But don't fret. If it's something savory you're after, Twentyfive Main also offers delectable sandwiches, salads, pastas and even breakfast. And the best part? The decor is so cute, you'll wanna eat it, too.

Around Town - Southern Utah Events

Wondering what's going on this weekend in southern Utah?

Cedar City Area-

Thursday, June 11:
Utah Summer Games Opening Ceremonies
Fireworks, entertainment and more
8:30 pm @ Eccles Coliseum, SUU

Saturday, June 13:
Live Music by "Crossroads" at Mike's Tavern (90 W. Hoover Ave.)
Starts @ 9:00 pm
$5 at the door

Live Music by "TAARKA" at The Grind Coffee House (19 N. Main)
Starts @ 8:00 pm
$8 in advance, $10 at the door

St. George Area -

Thursday, June 11:
St. George Area Chamber of Commerce Business Expo 2009
Dixie Center (1835 Convention Center Drive)
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
$3 admission. Must be 18 or older to attend.

Friday, June 12:
Sunset in the Square Outdoor Movies
Showing: Madagascar 2
St. George Town Square
8:00 pm

Saturday, June 13:
Historic St. George Live
A 2-hour tour of historic downtown St. George guided by authentically dressed pioneers.
St. George Art Museum at the Pioneer Center for the Arts (47 E. 200 N.)
Tour times: 9:00 am and 11:30 am
$3 per person

Eric Dodge and Band
A country artist who has worked with the likes of Diamond Rio, Little Texas, SheDaisy, Chris Ledoux, Collin Raye and Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band.
O. C. Tanner Amphitheater (300 West Lion Blvd., Springdale)
8:00 pm
$10 admission

Tasty Dish - City Cafe & Deli

Tasted: The New York with Pastrami, the San Antonio and the Paris

Looking for a little lunch spot with all the charm of a big city deli? Look no further than the City Cafe & Deli in Cedar City. Featuring tasty sandwiches piled high with imported meats and veggies on fresh ciabatta, this little restaurant does not disappoint. We loved the Paris sandwich and its tasty combination of turkey, feta, olives and sun-dried tomatoes. The San Antonio's saucy brisket left us with the meat sweats and that's a good thing. And the New York? Give us pastrami and roasted red peppers and we're happy. Oh, and the coolest thing about City Cafe & Deli? They have a BBQ every Saturday afternoon. Brisket, grilled sausages, burgers...yum.

Where: City Cafe & Deli (2002 North Main, Ste. 5, Cedar City)
Chump Change: Prices range from $5 to $7. You can't beat that with a bat.