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

Around Town - Southern Utah Events

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.

Around Town - Southern Utah Events

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

Around Town - Southern Utah Events

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