Thursday, August 25, 2011
 Friday, Friday, Gotta Get Down on Friday at 10:37 PM When I moved to Ogden, it was with the confident assumption that I’d be moving back to San Francisco within the next year or so. When I moved to Ogden, I was almost afraid to talk about my plans, because everyone I told said, “Utah? Why?” or “Utah? MORMONS!” And I would look sheepish and shrug, or swear it wouldn’t be forever, or blame it on my boyfriend, who grew up in Ogden. When I moved to Ogden, I blamed it on my boyfriend. It was all his idea, me moving to the middle of nowhere. It was only temporary! I was way, way too cool for Utah. I was SO MUCH PRETTIER than Ogden.
Almost five years later, I’m still here, and I like it. I would even venture to say I love it. I love this town, and I love the people. That same boyfriend and I, we own a house and a couple of dogs. Every once in awhile, when the news is really bad, we talk about heading north to Canada, or when it’s really bad or we’ve had a crappy day, south to Mexico. Beachcombers never have to watch CNN or worry about the economy, right?
But they also don’t get to go to karaoke night or watch art films or hit the gallery or buy art to support a worthy cause or rock out to independent artists or eat a lot of hot dogs and watch baseball while the mountains that fill up the horizon all around you turn sunset colors. The way you can tonight! Ogdenites, give thanks you live in Ogden, and check out all the excellent stuff going on tonight in the O.G. Den. We we we we we so excited!
Art House Cinema, 158 Historic 25th Street Join us for candy, popcorn, and a cold Coke in our small intimate theatre with limited seating with a personal touch on historic 25th Street in Ogden.
Now showing: 4:55 Putty Hill 7:00 Caterpillar 9:00 Queen Of The Sun 11:05 Troll Hunter
8:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Wildcat Block Party, Moench Mall, Stewart Bell Tower Plaza and Tracy Plaza, Weber State University The theme of this year’s block party is “Blast Back to the ’60s,” in honor of the Shepherd Union Building’s 50th anniversary. The event will feature entertainment, music, food and contests for audiences of all ages. A pancake breakfast at 8:15 a.m. will kick off the day’s festivities, with campus and community booths opening at 9 a.m. Scheduled activities include live music by local performers, a ’60s fashion show, Jazzercise and comedy improv groups. At 12:30 p.m. a pep rally will be held at Tracy Plaza, featuring the WSU band, coaches and student-athletes.
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Biggest Loser Justin Pope at the Wildcat Block Party, Weber State University Join us at the Wildcat Block Party this Friday to get an autograph and picture with last season's Biggest Loser contestant Justin Pope! Justin is from Logan, Utah and was teammates with Rulon Gardner on the show.
He will be at the Employee Wellness booth under the big white registration tent from 9:30 - 12:30 signing autographs, taking pictures, and sharing his story. Please stop by to say hello!
4 p.m. -8 p.m.
Fall Bridal Gathering at The Ogden Union Station
Attention all Northern Utah brides! If you’re searching for local wedding vendors and wedding inspiration, clear your weekend schedule and head to the Fall Bridal Gathering at Ogden’s historic Union Station.
The O-Town bridal show takes place Friday, August 26 from 4-8 p.m. and Saturday, August 27 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is free.
For more information about the bridal show, check out BridalGathering.com.
5 p.m. Redemption Art Show, private residence, 2724 Pierce Ave. Redemption Art, a nonprofit organization that helps veterans, prisoners and homeless people express themselves through art, is having an exhibit and fundraiser. Free admission, art for sale.
About 250 pieces of art will be on display. Sales of the art are used to buy more art supplies, or are donated to charities helping at-risk children and victims of crimes.
For more information, call 801-686-8026.
5:30 p.m.
All-ages Argentine Tango at the Golden Hours Center, 650 25th Street Argentine tango lessons at the Golden Hours Center, newcomers of all ages welcome at any time, no partners or previous experience required. $10.801-510-4601, www.wasatchtango.org
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Family Pool Party at the Swenson Gym Pool, Weber State University
The Nontraditional Student Center is sponsoring a free "Family Pool Party" in conjunction with WSU's Blast Back to the 60's Block Party. Parents must accompany children. Bring your own flotation device, fins, snorkels, and food. "Purple Pals" Club members receive a free beach ball! Call Nontrad at 801-626-7794 for more information if needed.
7 p.m.
Open Mic Night at Borrowed Earth Emporium, 2242 Washington Boulevard Poetry, music, even belly dancing! Show off your talent or break free from the fear that has kept you from doing it until now, at the open mic night at Borrowed Earth Emporium. We start at 7 and go until there are no words left to speak.
Ogden Raptors vs. Missoula Osprey at Lindquist Field Catch all of the exciting baseball action when the Ogden Raptors take on the Missoula Osprey at Lindquist Field! Ticket Price: $5-$12
7:30
Spencer King is an up and coming comedy superstar. He's just making his way across the country convincing everyone else. Spencer is incredibly honest and isn't afraid to talk about his own issues and demons. His approach to taking on his own struggles with mental illness and his unapologetic approach to discussing things like attempted suicide and his love/hate relationship with his cat make him one of the most interesting performers you will ever see. Come and experience the journey through the mind of a manic depressive, but good hearted funny man.
8:00pm - 1:00am
WSU's Foam Party, Bell Tower Plaza, Weber State University
Come get your groove on and start the school year out right! Join us at this upcoming Friday, August 26th, at the Bell Tower Plaza! There will be food, a photo Booth, airbrush tattoos, and inflatables! With special guests: DJ Marcus Wing & Balloon Artist John Cassidy.
9 p.m.
Karaoke at Lighthouse Sports Bar, 130 25th Street Come rock out with Jackson the Karaoke Dude, the only licensed 100% legally certified Karaoke Host in the State of Utah, with one of the largest karaoke music collections in the U.S.
Spell Talk at Brewskis, 244 25th Street Spell Talk (originally the Naked Eyes) was formed in Ogden, Utah in 2007. 2010 saw the band really establishing a name for themselves within the Salt Lake music scene and beyond—winning local music awards, playing local music festivals, radio station benefits and hitting the road on numerous short regional tours, including a stint through the South-eastern states with Imaad Wasif. Spell Talk plays blues and psychedelia-infused rock n’ roll in the vein of groups like Dead Meadow, The Black Lips and The Entrance Band.
Fabulous Fridays at Teazers, 366 36th Street
Utah's premier nightclub night every Friday. Doors open at 9 p.m., $5 cover. DJ Licious plus karaoke in the front room. Take the free shuttle to and from |Teazers: call 801-698-6730.
About your blogger for today: Jen Larsen is a freelance editor and proofreader living for less in the O.G. Den. She moved to Ogden from San Francisco four years ago, and you can't get rid of her now. She writes infrequently at jenlarsen.net, much more frequently as @jenfoo on twitter, and can be reached at jenfoo@gmail.com. Labels: family fun ogden, jackson the karaoke dude, lighthouse bar, teazers, weber state university 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 Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Tuesday:rainy day and an awesome show! at 1:13 PM yes this Post is so very late. My daughter has a cast of the sickies ( and grumpies) and Ive been nursing her back to health. She ate a container of blueberries yesterday and when she woke up in the middle of the night throwing up purple i knew it was going to be a long ride. luckily my little one seems to bounce back quickly and she is now resting on the couch watching pingu. Hopefully its just 24 bug -fingers crossed! It looks like today has the potential to be gloomy and stormy so if you are looking for indoor fun refer back to my blog post about What to do when its raining. But if you are a brave on and have a good pair of golashes then here is tonight's amazing event! Mojos show! JAMIE"S ELSEWHERE LOREN BATTLE My Final Estate (Utah) An Age Of Heroes (Utah) In Words Of The Mute (Utah) Buy Tix @ Any Smith's Grocery Or Buy Tix Here!!! http://smithstix.com/event If you haven't heard tomorrow there is an AMAZING event happening! 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. you can purchase tickets online via credit or debit card by following this link http://nurturethecreativem Labels: chuks, family fun ogden, fashion show, fun indoors, jamies elsewhere, mojos, nurture the creative minds, ogden utah blog, ogden utah calendar, ogden utah events, rainy day, rick shoes productions xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older Sunday, May 22, 2011
Top 5 reasons to love Ogden Utah at 10:22 PM When i heard that the company my husband works for was expanding and wanted us to move to Ogden Utah my fist instinct was "heck no!' I lived in Portland Oregon mecca of all things cool and fun, but i still never felt at home. After much deliberation and some feelings of wanderlust we decided to take the plunge and try out a new town. Neither of us had ever heard of Ogden or even spent any time in Utah so everything was new and terrifying to us. I had a lot of fears moving here- who would i be friends with, what if everyone hates me, what if i hate everyone? Luckily within the first couple weeks it was clear we were going to be just fine. Everywhere i went people were so friendly and welcoming and made me feel right at home, soon i felt just like a regular and its been a crazy fun ride ever since. Voted one of the best places to live in America it is no wonder we fell in love So for all of those folks who are thinking of moving to Ogden here is my list ( in no particular order) of "My Top 5 Reason To Love Ogden Utah" 1-The music scene: Local musicians are dedicated and are good at what they do and with and eclectic blend of venues there is always something amazing going on. For such a small town there is no shortage of places to hear music: the basement, mojos, the bee, outlaw, city club, brewskis, kamikazes, teazers, wine cellar and the sandtrap have regular shows that are always a blast to watch plus most coffee shops offer regular music for free as well. With the recent launch of the Ogden Local music awareness coalition it is only getting better! Here are a some of my favorite bands/musicians for your listening pleasure: Mermaid baby, The R.u.g.s, mountain hymns, marny proudfit, beargrowl, wolfhowl and fire in the skies. 2- Community involvement: When someone is in need the community pulls together. Any given month you will hear about a benefit show, community clean up, charity event or a city project. People care about their community here and want to work together to make it better. There are a lot of volunteer programs if you are interested in getting involved in the community. Check out what these folks are doing for Ogden: Nurture the creative mind, junior league and hippie militia. 3-Lower cost of living: Ditching the city for small town living has been rewarding in a lot of ways but most of all its been good to our wallets. The cost of housing is a lot lower here in Ogden than other places and with beautiful historic homes why not ditch the city apartment for a small town house! Not only is housing cheaper but so are lots of other things: dining out, going to local music shows even groceries. When you live in a bigger city demand is higher and so are the prices. Ogden has a lot of discount and savings stores and local places offer a lot of great deals. Community spaces have really affordable rates and even schools have competitive prices. Its nice not having to shove your way through a crowd to enjoy a night out and with the money we save we can splurge on that fancy dessert! 4- local stores: People love to support local here and Local first Ogden has had great success in getting people really excited about enjoying what is here in Ogden. The great thing about shopping local is the personal touches: a shop owner remembering your name, the email when they find something that is SO you and knowing that you are supporting a neighbor with every purchase. Within the historic 25th street area alone there are so many amazing local shops to try out. Here are my favorite Local Ogden places: Urban chic, cherry blossoms, grounds for coffee, queen bee, vintage cupcakes, roosters and chuks vintage. 5- outdoor fun: Ogden is surrounded by mountains so it is no wonder that is is called a' playground for adrenaline junkies'. There are a ton of places to bike, hike, run, rock climb and play on the mountains and within biking/walking distance there are secret hot springs, rivers to swim/kayak and canoe in and lots of picnic spots. Ogden also has the best parks i have ever been to. With modern safe playgrounds and lush green fields, you just want to lounge in the sun all day long. Check out Weber pathways , Ogden parks, Ogden river parkway , Dinosaur park and the nature center for outdoor family fun ideas and if its raining check out salomon center and Treehouse museum. For those that are a bit more adventurous check out this great article on extreme sports in Ogden, Utah. If you ever come for a visit be sure to check out Indie Ogden's calendar of events or Indie Ogden's Facebook to get the lowdown on all the cool happenings here in beautiful Ogden Utah! Labels: family fun ogden, indie ogden utah, ogden utah, ogden utah blog, ogden utah events, things to do ogden, top 5 reasons, travel ogden, visit ogden xoxo, explore, create and have fun ‹Older |
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