Saturday, May 21, 2011
 Saturday in Ogden Utah at 10:42 AM This weekend is going to be great! today is sunny and beautiful and there are a lot of amazing local events happening. I will be attending a wedding for my lovely friends and am oh so excited! I've only been to one wedding before as a bridesmaid in my little sisters wedding. I cried like child who lost their binkie but it was a beautiful ceremony and my father officiated it making it even More special. I Love wedding and am excited to celebrate with such amazing people. If you don't know, my fiend Candice ( the bride) is an amazing belly dancer and henna artist and she regularly frequents mojos and the Athenian to practice her art. She is also one of the leading ladies in my group the Ogden rad mamas and she has an amazing green thumb. She is so dang crafty that she is even doing a DIY wedding! This lady has it all so lets all wish her a happy wedding and hope it doesn't rain! Today's events: All day-Ogden marathon: The GOAL Foundation is pleased to announce the 11th Annual Ogden Marathon, Utah's Spring Run-Off, sponsored by ZIONS Bank. The Ogden Marathon features an awe-inspiring course, tremendous community enthusiasm, unsurpassed volunteer support and enjoyable pre- and post-race activities. 2pm Library movie: Bambi-This film is part of the Cinema Saturdays series at the Main Library. 2pm Gallery theater prsents: 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 Birkbeckon. Saturday matinee begins at 2:00 p.m 7pm Mojos super awesome punk show with Tainted halos, two mile road, uprooted, secret abilities and danger button. 8pm 6 bucks!! 7pm The Basement presents Tournament of Champions 2011 - FINALS Doors open @ 6:00PM. 7:00 - Mountain Hymns, 7:45 - Beargrowl, Wolfhowl, 8:30 - Tribes, 9:15 - Mermaid Baby. As the judges scores are tallied, we will have a special guest performance by The Old World (formerly Matt Ben Jackson), last year's Tournament of Champions winner. The winner will be announced immediately following The Old World's performance, so stick around until the very end. 7pm-May Mania want to see cars destroyed?come to the demolition derby at the golden spire arena! 7pm-Acoustic night at the BEE with che zuro: After stints with L.A.'s Orchids, England’s The Photos, Josie Cotton, Puss 'n' Boots, Charlie Sexton, and her own band, Trinity Street, Ché Zuro decided to do it on her own! She mixes Beatle-ina pop with the acoustic grit of Led Zeppelin with harmonies and old folk rhythms played rock and roll style. Ché's work as a songwriter, alone and with writing partner Tisa Adamson, has received accolades in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and the Billboard Songwriting Contest. She has also placed several songs in feature films, including “Critters,” “The Invisible Kid,” & “Gypsy 83.” This part time fashion model and multi-instrumentalist is working on her 7th release on Youghiogheny River Records about the Pennsylvania area she is from. More about Ché can be found on her official website www.checheche.com! 7pm-Diva's, Diamonds and dudes: LaRae's Dance Unlimited presents "Divas, Diamonds, and Dudes", including a variety of dance featuring ballet (a short excerpt from "Sleeping Beauty"), tap, jazz, and Irish step dance. This performance is free an  d open to the public at the peerys Egyptian theater.9pm-Brewskis showcase Saturdays: 80's dance party featuring the Breakfast klub 9pm-Sand trap show red dog revival-Progressive Psychedelic Butt Rock Blues For more info on these events and to find lots and lots more events for this weekend check out INDIE OGDEN'S CALENDAR!! photo from: http://www.popmyclogs.com Labels: ballet, candice, cole, movies, ogden marathon, ogden utah blog, ogden utah events, ogden utah wedding, theater
Have a nice day! 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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