Out Of Your Comfort Zone, Mister! Trying Something New, Fun & Cheap This Weekend
This weekend is all about squirming out of your comfort zone. Try a Native American celebration…go to a psychic fair…take in a roller derby. Do something you’ve never tried before! Here’s a pile of free or cheap options.
Friday:
12n-8p: Big Outdoor Expo, Utah Valley Convention Center. Tickets $10.
12n-8p: Motor Con Convention Car Show, Salt Lake County Equestrian Center. Tix $8.
3pm: Freakishly Fun Friday – open play, crafts and dance for kids, West Jordan Library. Free
4pm: Book Dudes – Skullduggery fun for boys 7-11, Sandy and Draper Libraries. Free.
5pm: Live Music & Apres’-ski Specials, Snowbird Ski Resort. Tickets are $8-20, depending on venue and food.
6pm: Tarot & Divination, Elemental Inspirations, SLC. Bring your tarot and learn more from others-free.
7pm: Echoing Traditional Ways PowWow, Utah State University, Nelson Field House. Tickets $4, family oriented Native American music and dance.
7pm: Utah Grizzlies vs. Stockton Thunder, Maverick Center WVC. Tickets $12-35
7:30pm: Provo Fashion Week, Provo City Library at Acadamy Square. Tickets $17.50-22.
8pm: Alton Brown Live! Capitol Theatre, SLC. Food magic…that’s all I got. Tickets, $40-75.
(photo credit: ForbiddenFotos)
Saturday:
7a-10p: Kanab Balloons and Tunes Balloon Festival, Main Street Kanab. Free admission, food and some events may cost.
9a-6p: Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous, Mountain Crest High School. Music, stories, dutch oven competitions – free admission.
9a-5p: Rocky Mountain Gun Show, South Towne Convention Center. Tickets free to $10.
9:30am: Little Chicks Class, Tracy Aviary. Pre-school classes with songs, learning about birds, crafts and snack. Parents attend with their pre-K kiddo. Tickets $12-18.
10a-2p: Winter SLC Farmer’s Market, Rio Grand Depot. Free admission.
10am: Junction City Roller Dolls, roller derby at its finest. Golden Spike Events Center, Ogden. Tickets $10, kids under 12 free.
11a-3p: Make a Dr. Seuss Cat In The Hat Craft, Lakeshore Learning Center. Free.
11a-5p: SoulWorksHolistic & Psychic Fair, Dancing Crane Imports, SLC. Admission is free.
12:30pm: Anti-Bullying Seminar, Champion Karate West, Provo. Free admission.
3pm: Gamer’s Club, Kearns Library. Come play Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh. Admission is free.
7pm: Utah Jazz vs. Milwaukee Bucks, ESA Center SLC. Tickets $12-300.
7pm: Ogden Mustangs vs. Casper Coyotes, Weber County Ice Sheet. Tickets $7.
(Photo credit: Scuba Bear 68)
Sunday:
9:30am: Music and the Spoken Word, Mormon Tabernacle Choir – LDS Conference Center. Free admission.
10am: Junction City Roller Dolls, roller derby at the Golden Spike Events Center, Ogden. Tickets $10.
10a-4p: Big Outdoors Expo 2015: Utah Valley Convention Center. Tickets $10.
10a-5p: Extreme Mammals – Utah Museum of Natural History, SLC. Tickets $0-13.
12n-5p: Mountain Lions! Swaner Ecocenter Preserve, Park City. Learn about Pumas here in Utah, with free crafts, stories and amazing visuals. Admission is free.
5pm: Live Music and Apres’-Ski Specials, Snowbird Ski Resort. Tickets are $7-20, depending on food and venue.
7pm: Old West Poker Tour, A Bar Named Sue. See website for cost.
We’re just tapping the tip of the iceberg here, be sure to stop my girlie Michelle’s excellent blog Enjoy Utah! for more.