Monday, June 6, 2011
 Monday : recaps, mountains and garden parties at 10:08 AM OH what a wonderful weekend! I went to the Ogden music festival, met some Ogden rad mamas and got surprise visit from my in-laws. I am sunburned, stuffed full of good food and my feet feel like i ran a marathon...yeah life is good and it finally feels like SUMMER! The Ogden music festival changed locations and was held in North Fork, UT instead. The views were amazing and the music was beautiful. I was a volunteer at the kids booth which was fun and at time complete chaos. I suppose it meant the kids were having fun if at the end of the day the booth looked like a Technicolor war zone, right?  I wish i could have stayed longer but i had to get back home to get some work done. Saturday was a day of rest and hospital visits when my daughter got a deep cut inside her nose (long story) and needed to get some liquid stitches. Luckily, it was nothing a lollipop couldn't fix. Sunday was a sweltering 84 degrees out and the girl child and i went off to Lions club park for some Ogden Rad Mamas fun. The poor kids were all too hot to play and huddled at the bottom of the twisty slide in the only patch of shade. We somehow managed to get them all to play for a whole 2 hours before they started to look like they were melting. A perfect end to a perfect weekend can not be had without a dinner at roosters. My in-laws have never been to Ogden, UT and we wanted to take them to our favorite place for dinner, of course they loved it too. After getting home the food ITIS kicked in and i passed out for the night. Now it's Monday...back to work but that doesn't mean back to boring. The sun isn't going anywhere and there is plenty to do here in beautiful Ogden, Utah! tonight check out GROW'S garden party: Join us for some fun, feasting and great socializing for women and men at our June Garden Party. The party will be held in the beautiful yard of Matt and Dayna Balls where we held it last year. Last year's turn out was terrific and all had a great time. This year, our featured guest will be Deja, who will be offering her unique talent and teaching all those who are interested in learning some African dance, beginning about 7:00 pm. We will also be joined by Sharon Sweeten, Ogden's finest elemental intuitive, offering short, personal fairy readings and Harmony who will be there with her henna and glitter body paint for those who are interested. There is no charge for these services but heart felt donations are always welcome. The party will be a potluck, so bring something to share and BYOB if you would like to drink alcoholic beverages. As a special treat, the Lost Texan will be bringing by some kind of smoked meat in their very own bar-BBQ sauce for all of us to get a good taste of what they do. For more information on the Lost Texan, go to ww.losttexanbbq.com It should be really fun party and we hope to see you there. check out GROWS facebook group for directions! Also today there are a lot of art being displayed around town check out these few places to see it: *Borrowed earth emporium: Various local artists as well as jewelry, lavender and even bikes on display. *Universe city gallery:Painter Karen Thurber and wood artist William Hackett will be among the featured artists during the month of June. Sales proceeds from this exhibit will go to community outreach programs sponsored by Ogden Unitarians congregation *Eccles community arts center: paintings of Travis Crowther and Keith Dabb and the ceramics of Richard Barker during June. The work of Ogden artist, Debra Marin will be featured in the Carriage House Gallery. Labels: events calendar, ogden utah art, ogden utah blog, ogden utah events, ogden utah family fun, ogden utah music, to do in ogden utah, utah blogger xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older Friday, May 27, 2011
Memorial day weekend in Ogden Utah! at 11:57 AM woohoo! It's Friday and even better its memorial day weekend which means a good portion of y'all are going to enjoy a three day weekend. There is one downside....i hear its going to rain all weekend. BUT! Never fear because there are a lot of INDOOR events happening this weekend and what a perfect time to debut a cute pair of galoshes! ALSO! FRIDAY Open mic at the BEE:Bring your guitar and your dance moves, your spoken word and your journal entries, your hula hoop and your yo yo's because tonight is open mic at the BEE and everyone is welcome. Mojos and Rick Shoes Booking Agency Presents: THE CARRIER, Hands Of The Martyr (Utah), Throwing Bricks (Utah), Gunner (Utah), Rise Of Titans (Utah). At Mojos Ogden The Basement presents Tournament of Champions - Metal Edition - Round 1 Doors open @ 6:30PM: 7:00 - Like A Monster, 7:45 - Souls of The Wretched, 8:30 - Darkblood, 9:15 - Twice Remembered Once Forgotten. The winner will be announced immediately following the last band's performance, so stick around until the very end. Palomino at the sand trap: You can call it Americana, alt-country, roots music, or country rock, but when you strip it down and throw out all the labels, all that’s left is kick ass rock and roll! Kamikazes show:-Come out and throw back some beers and rock with Means Nothing. All Military past and present encouraged to attend. Brewskis show: SATURDAY Free community yoga:free beginners class. bring a mat and wear comfy clothes and open your mind to what yoga has to offer. a great way to see if yoga is right for you. http://www.borrowedearthemporium.com/calendar/ Library event: Memorial Day: A Tribute to Sacrifice and Freedom, A special program honoring our nation's fallen heroes. Wing nutz event: Its fight night at wing nutz! Enjoy the fight, some great wings and a brew! The Basement presents: Atilast CD Release Party Featuring performances by:Atilast, Sky Sight, Antiem, and more TBA.Doors open at 6:30PM, music starts at 7:00PM.Tickets are $5 in advance, $7 at the door. Mojos show: NECROMANIAC, MACHINES OF MAN, THETAVILLE, FOX VAN CLEEF and others! Come ready to party, show starts at 7. (There will be cake for Raychel Jayne's Birthday) Kamikazes show: Orions Wrath, Freedom Before Dying and Riksha. Brewskis show: Showcase Saturdays Presents: Disco Inferno SUNDAY What are you doing up? Get back in bed and veg out, its a 3 day weekend!MONDAY Dinosaur park:Join us in a Dinosaur Adventure with FREE MOVIES. Show times: 11am-1pm-3pm. http://www.Dinosaurpark.org Spend the rest of the day BBQ-ing and picnicking and eating burgers! Also it is burger week on groupon so check it out to get up to 70% off of local memorial day weekend grub!! Labels: acoustic music, art, deals, events calendar, family friendly ogden utah, memorial day ogden utah, ogden utah events, open mic, weekend in ogden I will be hosting a Creativity Guest Post Mini Series beginning June 1st - please come check it out! It'll cover everything from art to writing to sewing to DIY to etsy-ing! Ladaisi Blog
xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Wednesdays are magic in Ogden Utah!! at 10:29 AM AHH! today is the big day and i am so excited i may burst! Have you looked outside yes? It's amazing and i literally can NOT wait to get out in the sun and roll in the grass with my daughter hunter. I just have to wait for the very nice and very punctual (unlike the original guy) maintenance man to finish up fixing everything the original maintenance man did wrong ( if only i had time to list it all!) and we can head out! "Using artistic expression to learn, understand, grow, empower, and unite." OH yes! the big day! Tonight i will be modeling in the Fashion and music even to benefit "Nurture the creative mind ". If you haven't heard me swooning over this foundation let it be know that a program has never moved me quite like this one.Nurture the Creative Mind Foundation has teamed up with Chuk's vintage clothing to bring to you our 1st Annual Fashion & Music Show. Grey Fiction and Fox Van Cleef will be jammin' live, DJ/MC Liz "the Ladybug"Coleman from 90.9 KRCL will be playing some groovy tunes, Chuck's Clothing will be hosting a vintage clothing fashion show and if that wasn't enough there will be an OPEN BAR (until gone). tickets will be $6 in advance and $10 the day of the event .* All donations will go to fund the Nurture the Creative Mind Foundation and help provide guitars and lessons for the youth they serve. As stated on their facebook page "The nurture the Creative Mind Program (NCM) is a program that teaches students self confidence, self expression, as well as character development while cultivating creativity and learning. The NCM Foundation through its programs opens the minds of students to the many ways that poetry is used in their everyday life, while teaching them the educational benefits and structure of poetry. This expands their existing thoughts and beliefs which allows the students to become open-minded in others facets in education. This will help them in life to become multidimensional students who are then most probable to become multidimensional adults." How beautiful is that? they have a book of work from students that have been in the program and it can be purchased on their site as well as tickets to the show, shirts ( i love mine!) and art too check it out here: http://www.nurturethecreativemind.com/Home/Merchandise besides that little bit of awesome there are a ton of other events happening as well: Wild Wednesdays:Did you know that the bald eagle had to compete with the turkey to become our national symbol? It's true! Join us for a special Memorial Day program with the Ogden Nature Center's own bald eagle Des Ta Te. Come learn about these special birds and hear how they finally became our national symbol. Meet in the Visitor's Center. http://www.ogdennaturecenter.org Independent film society: Come on by to talk about the films from last year, join a team, recruit folks for your team, chat about the 48HFP, meet the competition, ask Brian questions, or simply have a drink with us. Cafe merlot 136 Historic 25th Street at 6:30pm Library movie:chops. This movie is part of the Hollywood Jazz film series at the Pleasant Valley Branch. Jazz at the library: This concert will feature Joe McQueen. main library. Country dancing at Union station: There are all kinds of Swing Dancin’, Two-Steppin’, and Line Dancin’. You’ll also see people doing the Country Waltz, the Cowboy Cha Cha, the Night Club Two-Step, the Tripple Step, the West Coast Swing and plenty of other kinds of dancing. So come out and give it a whirl! We know you will love every minute. 8:30-9pm lesson $4, includes the dancing until midnight. 9pm-midnight $5 check out the last vintage fashion show by chuks HERE Labels: chuks, events calendar, events in ogden utah, family fun ogden, fashion show, nurture the creative mind, ogden utah, ogden utah blog
xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older Friday, May 20, 2011
Friday in Ogden: marathon, metal and lots and lots of food. at 12:23 PM This Friday is going to be awesome! Not only are there a ton of events but lots of restaurants are having specials thanks to the marathon. Today i will have 2 blog posts ( one for today and one for the weekend) because there is so much going on this weekend i just cant fit it all into one, so stay tuned for Saturday and Sundays events too! Also it's bike to work day in ogden! Did you bike to work or take advantage of he free pancake breakfast for cyclists? i want to hear about it! If you didn't catch the news on Indie Ogden's facebook page then here it is: i am happy to say i am on the advisory board for the Ogden Local Music Awareness Coalition that was just unveiled TONIGHT! i am not on any one's team, i am here to help the music scene as a whole for the benefit of all. I want to see Ogden thrive and flourish to it's full potential and i believe this is one of the ways we can achieve that! I love all the venues,bands and supporters of Ogden's music scene and i know if we all work together we can create something amazing. Each venue is so unique in Ogden, with different walks of life, musical genres and scenes. If we work together to help each other then Ogden CAN and WILL have an amazing BOOMING and SUCCESSFUL music scene. Lets put our differences aside and wok together! Together we can make this happen, let us visualize the potential we have as a team !"A house divided against itself can not stand." Abraham Lincoln check out the new sites to learn more: http://wearelocalmusic.com/ http://www.ogdenlmac.org/ NOW! On with the show! Today's events are: Ogden marathon and fitness expo-10AM to 8PM. The Zions Bank Ogden Marathon runners, their fans, and the Ogden Community will be kicking off the marathon weekend with the Fun & Fitness Expo located at the Historic Union Station on 25th Street and Wall Avenue.In addition to the runner registration the GOAL Foundation has planned a great festival with vendors, give-aways, music and food as well as some fantastic running gear retail sales. Bring your entire family to enjoy the festival as well as the history of the grand old depot, built in 1924. The depot houses museums and galleries featuring railroad history, firearms, gems and minerals, classic cars and the arts. The Union Station is also the home of a restaurant and model train shop. Make time for a casual stroll up Historic 25th Street where there are abundant dining options with virtually every restaurant offering specially priced carb-loading dinners. (check the calendar for those specials) The Basement presents Tournament of Champions - Metal Edition - Round 1 The Gallery Theater at the Eccles Community Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Avenue, Ogden will present an original play "Bad Show at Boffington Hall" a melodrama by Paul Birkbeck on Friday & Saturday, May 20 & 21, 2011. Evening performance begin at 7 p.m. with open seating beginning at 6:30 p.m. Mojos infamous and six year running acoustic night has, as always, a stellar lineup of local Ogden area singer songwriters performing. Come enjoy the sweet music of these artists with a one buck coffee, cocoa or tea. Support local musicians and local venues: 8- Adalee Wilson, 8.5- A Sometimes Army, 9- Scott Barr, 9.5- Cade Walker, 10- Expo Taylor, 10.5- Slug Bug, 11- Uprooted, 11.5- Two Mile Road jam. 8pm/5bux. Female fronted rock night at kamikazes Featuring Sparks Fire, Us thieves, Autumn Eclipse, Aviatrix.Mark off your calendar and plan to be at Kamikazes to witness some AMAZING female fronted bands. FREE PIZZA AND BIRTHDAY CAKE! Junior and transportation at the sandtrap. Original heartfelt lyrics and steady grooves are what you will experience when Junior and Transportation perform. This is a band that transcends most genres and leaves you waiting restlessly for the next show to take you on a journey completely different than the last. Junior and Transportation have graced the stage with such talent as John Popper, The Cult, DJ Logic, Galactic, Global Noize, Bernie Worrell, Mike Clark, Jason Miles, Danny Louis, Eric McFadden, Jerry Joseph, Wally Ingram and Dave Schools of Widespread Panic. In 2008 Junior and Transportation were asked to perform the opening night of the Sundance Film Festival at the premiere venue, HarryO’s Nightclub There are so many events happening that i didn't have room to list them all so be sure to check out INDIE OGDEN'S CALENDAR to find out about more events! Labels: acoustic music, events calendar, family fun in ogden utah, kamikazes, local music ogden, mojos, ogden marathon, ogden utah blog, ogden utah events, the basement xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older |
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