July (every Monday)
SUU's Ashcroft Observatory,
free star-gazing, located on the hilltop just south of the SUU Farm on Westview Drive (Hwy 56 W to Westview Drive). Open at 9pm to 11pm, interested parties should plan on arriving at the observatory just as the sun sets. For more information and time call 435-586-1409.
(every Monday thru Wednesday)
2010 Kids Summer Movie Program featuring a different movie each week at 10am at Fiddler 6 Theater (170 E Fiddler Canyon Rd, Cedar City) admission is $3 at the door or $20 punch card good for 10 movies.
(every Wednesday)
Open Mic night, at 8pm at Groovacious (173 N 100 W, Cedar City) and is FREE to attend. Open to all musicians, poets, actors or egomaniacs, anyone who wants to perform in front of a live audience and improve their stage skills. For more info call 435-867-9800.
(every Friday)
Parowan Summer Concert Series Held 8pm to 9pm in the Main Street Gazebo (Parowan). For information call 435-477-9022.
Curtain Call Lunch held at 11:45 am at the SUU Alumni House (300 W University Blvd, Cedar City). Have lunch as you listen to actors from USF plays as they discuss what goes into creating a production. You will have the opportunity to pose questions. Advance tickets are $15 at USF box office - any remaining tickets available at the door are $17.50.
Music Memories 2pm to 4pm at Emerald Pointe (995 S Regency Rd, Cedar City) FREE program for music lovers with a variety of musicians from Iron County that will take you back to the golden age of music. Come sing along, dance and have fun with other adults from Cedar City and our residents at Emerald Pointe Assisted Living and Care Community. Everyone is welcome and refreshments are served. For more information call Josh 435-867-0055
Improv Comedy Show “Off the Cuff” presents at the Crystal Inn (1575 W 200 N, Cedar City). Beginning at 10pm, admission is $5. Come enjoy 2 hours of non-stop entertainment, live improv comedy with a “G” rating, fun for the whole family. For more information call 435-261-4216 or visit www.otccomedy.com.
(every Saturday)
Improv Comedy Show “Off the Cuff” presents at the Depot Pizza (241 N. Main, Cedar City). Beginning at 9:30pm, admission is $5. Come see all new forms of improv and sketch comedy. For more information call 435-261-4216 or visit www.otccomedy.com
July 1 - 31
Southern Utah Watercolor Society Special Art Exhibit
held 9am-5pm at the Frontier Homestead State Park (635 N Main St, Cedar City). Admission to the museum is $3 per person. For information call 435-586-9290.
July 1 – Aug 13
Cedar City Rock Church Tours
held from 1pm to 6pm, Wednesdays thru Saturdays, admission is FREE and open to the public. For more information call Kimball Weaver 435-586-6759.
July 1 – Sept 4
Utah Shakespearean Festival
(Cedar City). Tony award winning theater, featuring in repertory: Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado about Nothing, Pride and Prejudice, Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps, & Great Expectations. Contact the Festival Box Office, 1-800-PLAYTIX or www.bard.org
July 1 – Sept 5
Southern Utah Art Invitational Show and Sale:
held Mon - Sat 11am to 8pm in the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery (SUU Campus, 351 W University Blvd, Cedar City). Admission is FREE and open to the public. Visit
July 2 – Dec 15
Tanner's Village Animal Refuge & Petting Zoo
open Friday & Saturday from 12pm (noon) to 7:30pm, located at 92 N 200 E (Paragonah). Admission into the village is Free, Petting zoo is $2 a person and Pony/Horse Rides are $6. For information visit
July 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30
Smithsonian: New Harmonies- Celebrating American Roots Music:
Friday Music Memories. Held at 2:30pm-3:30pm at Emerald Point (Cedar City). For more information call 435-586-5058.
July 15 – Aug 14
Neil Simon Festival
held in the Heritage Theater (Cedar City) Tuesday thru Saturday matinee and evening performances and will feature three plays: ‘California Suite, ‘Steel Magnolias’ & ‘Broadway Bound’. For tickets and information call 866-357-4666 or www.simonfest.org
July 20
Free Beginning Gardening Class
held from 6pm to 7:30pm at the Iron County Visitor Center (581 N Main, Cedar City). For more information visit extension.usu.edu/ironmg. Space is limited so please call Candace 435-586-8132 to reserve your spot.
Jane Austin Week: Curtain Call Lunch at 12 noon at the SUU Alumni House (300 W University Blvd, Cedar City). Get up close and personal with actors from Pride and Prejudice as they discuss what goes into creating a production. You will have the opportunity to pose the questions you have always wanted to ask. Tickets are $15.
July 21
Jane Austin Week: Book Signing
with Jennifer Adams at 7 p.m. in the lobby of the Randall L. Jones Theatre (300 W University Blvd, Cedar City). Meet the author of Remarkably Jane: Notable Quotations on Jane Austen. Books will be for sale in the Festival Gift Shop.
Jane Austin Week: Regency Ball at 8 p.m. location TBA. Journey back in time to learn Jane Austen-style dance at this Regency ball. Dress up, dance, and come find your own Mr. Darcy. The Old Glory Vintage Dancers will be on hand to teach dance moves from the Regency period. More information about the Old Glory Vintage Dancers can be found at
July 23
Smithsonian: New Harmonies Celebrating American Roots Music: Informance by Elaine Thatcher "Roots Music of Utah" held at 7:30pm at Library in the Park (Cedar City). For more information call 435-586-5058.
July 24
Pioneer Days Celebration
includes parades and games to commemorate the arrival of the Mormon pioneers into Utah.
Opening program held at 8:30am at the Old Rock Church (100 East Center St, Cedar City) and will be followed by the one-mile fun run down Main Street at 9:30am with the Cedar City parade starting at 10am at 400 S. and ending at the Main Street Park where there will be activities through the afternoon. For information on Cedar City activities call 435-559-0605.
Events are also help in Paragonah 435-477-8979 and Parowan 435-477-9022. FREE.
24th of July Lions Family Rodeo held at 11am at the Iron County Fair Grounds Race Track (Parowan). For more information call Phyllis 435-477-8825.
24TH of July Town Bonfire & S’mores held at 8pm at the Town Fire Station (Brian Head). FREE. For information call 888-677-2810.
July 26
Smithsonian: New Harmonies Celebrating American Roots Music Exhibit Opening Reception
held 6pm to 8pm in the Iron County Visitor Center (Cedar City). For more information call 435-586-5058.
Smithsonian: New Harmonies Celebrating American Roots Music: SUU Exhibit “Music at SUU” Held in the SUU Library (Cedar City). For more information call Paula 435-586-7945 or call 435-586-5058.
Smithsonian: New Harmonies Celebrating American Roots Music: Monday Concerts in the Park Held at 7:30pm in the Main Street Park (Cedar City). For more information call Bob Tate 435-865-9223 or call 435-586-5058.
July 26 – Sept 10
Smithsonian: New Harmonies Celebrating American Roots Music Exhibit
Held 10am-5pm Monday thru Friday & 10am-1pm Saturday in the Iron County Visitor Center (Cedar City). For more information call 435-586-5058.
July 30 – 31
Christmas in July Arts and Craft Fair
held 11am to 7pm on the Randall L. Jones Theater Lawn (300 W University Blvd, Cedar City). Guild merchandise and food will be available along with numerous craft vendor booths. For information call Connie/Ted Porray 435-477-1454 or 435-865-0912 also visit
www.bard.org/About/guild.html.
Campfire Concerts in the Canyon featuring Rumble Rumble & Josh Cash at 8pm at the Southwest Wildlife Foundation Park campfire pit (1 1/2 miles east of Cedar City along Hwy 14). For more information call 435-867-9800.
July 31
Discover Your Own Backyard Tour: 'Brian Head Summer Experience'
meet at 1pm at the Iron County Visitor Center (581 N Main, Cedar City) FREE. Please R.S.V.P. with Bonnie at 435-586-5127 or email at bchar@ironcounty.net
5th Annual Wildflower Festival, held all day at Cedar Breaks National Monument, visitors can participate in guided hikes focusing on the flowers, how to identify them, and much more. For more information call 435-586-9451, 435-586-0787 or visit our website at
www.nps.gov/cebr
Cedar Breaks National Monument Scenic Drive and Visitor Center Open. Visitor Center hours are 9am to 6pm daily. Entrance Fee $4 per person. For more information call 4355-586-9451 or 435-586-0787.
Fun Time Inflatable’s Indoor Playground 10am to 9pm Monday thru Thursday and 10am to 10pm Friday & Saturday at 1450 W 593 N (Cedar City). General admission is only $8 for all day. Includes lots of inflatable’s, pool tables, air hockey, and more. For more information call 435-586-6757.
Frontier Homestead State Park Museum, (formerly the Iron Mission), 9am to 5pm Monday thru Saturday, and depicts the history of when early pioneers where sent here to mine iron ore. (635 N Main St, Cedar City). Museum admission is $3, for more information call 435-586-9290.
Geo-caching (a worldwide scavenger hunt using a GPS). If you have your own GPS come anytime or you can rent one from the Cedar Breaks Lodge and Spa (223 Hunter Ridge Road, Brian Head) for $5. They will hold your drivers license while you have the GPS, to make sure you return it. For more information call 435-677-4204.
The Indoor Labyrinth at St Jude's Episcopal Church (70 N 200 W, Cedar City) is open for walking meditation Thurs through Sat from 12pm (noon) to 2pm, or by appointment. FREE and everyone is welcome. For information or to make an appointment call 435-559-3623. (ends Aug 28th).
Parowan Historic Museums call 435-477-9022 Monday – Friday to set up a tour. Check out the Old Rock Church then have them take you on a tour to the Jesse N Smith pioneer home and Dr Meeks cabin. Also visit the urban fishery, the Parowan Heritage Park and take the award winning cemetery tour.
South Hall Gallery: Photograph Exhibit open 8am to 5pm Monday thru Friday. Admission is FREE and open to the public. South Hall Gallery is located on SUU Campus (351 W University Blvd.) The photographs are by SUU students in the "Large Format Photography: Film in the Digital Age" class. For more information call 435-586-5432 or visit www.suu.edu/pva/artgallery. (ends August 31st).
Southern Utah Art Invitational Show and Sale: held Mon - Sat 11am to 8pm in the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery (SUU Campus, 351 W University Blvd, Cedar City). Admission is FREE and open to the public. Call 435-586-5432 or visit
Southern Utah Watercolor Society Art Exhibit is open Monday to Saturday from 9am-5pm at the Frontier Homestead State Park (Cedar City). Admission to the museum is $3 per person. For information call 435-586-9290. (ends July 31st)
Tuesday, 27TH
Utah Shakespearean Festival,
come enjoy the Tony Award-Winning Comedies, Dramas, and Musicals Live on Stage. Today will be featuring 9am & 10am Literary Seminar, 10:15am Backstage Tour, 11am Costume Seminar, 1pm Play Orientation, 2pm ‘(Alfred Hitchcock’s) The 39 Steps,’ 6:45pm Play Orientation, 7pm Greenshow and 8pm ‘Merchant of Venice’ and ‘Pride and Prejudice;’ held on the Southern Utah University Campus (351 W University Blvd Cedar City). For more information call 1-800-PLAYTIX (752-9849), 435-586-7878 or visit www.bard.org.
2010 Kids Summer Movie Program featuring ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ at 10am at Fiddler 6 Theater (170 E Fiddler Canyon Rd, Cedar City) admission is $3 at the door or $20 punch card good for 10 movies.
Neil Simon Festival held in the Heritage Theater (Cedar City) and will feature 7:30pm evening performance ‘Steel Magnolias’. Tickets are $25 Center or $20 Side, for tickets and information call 866-357-4666 or
www.simonfest.org
Wednesday, 28TH
Utah Shakespearean Festival,
come enjoy the Tony Award-Winning Comedies, Dramas, and Musicals Live on Stage. Today will be featuring 9am & 10am Literary Seminar, 10:15am Backstage Tour, 11am Actor Seminar, 1pm Play Orientation, 2pm ‘Great Expectations (a musical)’ & ‘Much Ado about Nothing,’ 6:45pm Play Orientation, 7pm Greenshow and 8pm Preview ‘Macbeth’ and ‘(Alfred Hitchcock’s) The 39 Steps’ held on the Southern Utah University Campus (351 W University Blvd Cedar City). For more information call 1-800-PLAYTIX (752-9849), 435-586-7878 or visit www.bard.org.
2010 Kids Summer Movie Program featuring ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ at 10am at Fiddler 6 Theater (170 E Fiddler Canyon Rd, Cedar City) admission is $3 at the door or $20 punch card good for 10 movies.
Cedar City Rock Church Tours held from 1pm to 6pm, Wednesdays thru Saturdays, admission is FREE and open to the public. For more information call Kimball Weaver 435-586-6759.
Neil Simon Festival held in the Heritage Theater (Cedar City) and features 2pm matinee ‘California Suite’ and 7:30pm evening performance ‘Broadway Bound’’. Tickets are $25 Center or $20 Side, for tickets and information call 866-357-4666 or
www.simonfest.org
Cedar Square Dancing Classes begin at 7pm in the Senior Center (489 E 200 South, Cedar City). The first class is free, cost after is $7 a couple or $3.50 a person. For more information please call Pat and Hazel Matthews 435-867-9210 or 435-531-6811.
Open Mic night,
(unless something else coincides)
at 8pm at Groovacious (173 N 100 W, Cedar City) and is FREE to attend. Open to all musicians, poets, actors or egomaniacs, anyone who wants to perform in front of a live audience and improve their stage skills. For more info call 435-867-9800.
Thursday, 29TH
Utah Shakespearean Festival,
come enjoy the Tony Award-Winning Comedies, Dramas, and Musicals Live on Stage. Today will be featuring 9am & 10am Literary Seminar, 11am Props Seminar, 1pm Play Orientation, 2pm ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ 6:45pm Play Orientation, 7pm Greenshow and 8pm ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ and ‘Great Expectations (a musical);’ held on the Southern Utah University Campus (351 W University Blvd Cedar City). For more information call 1-800-PLAYTIX (752-9849), 435-586-7878 or visit www.bard.org.
Cedar City Rock Church Tours held from 1pm to 6pm, Wednesdays thru Saturdays, admission is FREE and open to the public. For more information call Kimball Weaver 435-586-6759.
Neil Simon Festival held in the Heritage Theater (Cedar City) and features 2pm matinee ‘Steel Magnolias’ and 7:30pm evening performance ‘California Suite’. Tickets are $25 Center or $20 Side, for tickets and information call 866-357-4666 or www.simonfest.org.
Army Band Concert in the Park held in the Hexagon Pavilion in the Main Street Park (200 N Main St, Cedar City). Time TBA. For more information call 435-865-9223.
Friday, 30TH
Utah Shakespearean Festival,
come enjoy the Tony Award-Winning Comedies, Dramas, and Musicals Live on Stage. Today will be featuring 9am & 10am Literary Seminar, 10:15am Backstage Tour, 11am Costume Seminar, 1pm Play Orientation, 2pm ‘(Alfred Hitchcock’s) The 39 Steps,’ 6:45pm Play Orientation, 7pm Greenshow and 8pm ‘Merchant of Venice’ and ‘Pride and Prejudice;’ held on the Southern Utah University Campus (351 W University Blvd Cedar City). For more information call 1-800-PLAYTIX (752-9849), 435-586-7878 or visit www.bard.org.
Christmas in July Arts and Craft Fair held 11am to 7pm on the Randall L. Jones Theater Lawn (300 W University Blvd, Cedar City). Guild merchandise and food will be available along with numerous craft vendor booths. For information call Connie/Ted Porray 435-477-1454 or 435-865-0912 also visit www.bard.org/About/guild.html.
Curtain Call Lunch at 11:45 am at the SUU Alumni House (300 W University Blvd, Cedar City). Have lunch as you listen to actors from USF plays as they discuss what goes into creating a production. You will have the opportunity to pose questions. Advance tickets are $15 at USF box office - any remaining tickets available at the door are $17.50.
Cedar City Rock Church Tours held from 1pm to 6pm, Wednesdays thru Saturdays, admission is FREE and open to the public. For more information call Kimball Weaver 435-586-6759.
Smithsonian: New Harmonies: Friday Music Memories held 2pm to 4pm at Emerald Pointe (995 S Regency Rd, Cedar City) FREE program for music lovers with a variety of musicians from Iron County. Come sing along, dance and have fun. Everyone is welcome and refreshments are served. For more information call Flora 435-867-0055.
Neil Simon Festival held in the Heritage Theater (Cedar City) and features 2pm matinee ‘Broadway Bound’ and 7:30pm evening performance ‘Steel Magnolias’. Tickets are $25 Center or $20 Side, for tickets and information call 866-357-4666 or
www.simonfest.org
Campfire Concerts in the Canyon featuring ‘Rumble Rumble’ & ‘Josh Cash’ at 8pm at the Southwest Wildlife Foundation Park campfire pit (1 1/2 miles east of Cedar City along Hwy 14). For more information call 435-867-9800. Bring your own lawn chairs, blankets, flashlights and snacks. Also don't forget the bug spray. Between scheduled acts, attendees will also be able to tell stories or jokes.
Summer Concert Series held from 8pm to 10pm at the Main Street Gazebo (Parowan) and featuring 'Pete Witcher', Bring your own Chairs and admission is FREE and open to the public. For information call 435-477-9022.
Improv Comedy Show “Off the Cuff” presents at the Crystal Inn (1575 W 200 N, Cedar City). Beginning at 10pm, admission is $5. Come enjoy 2 hours of non-stop entertainment, live improv comedy with a “G” rating, fun for the whole family. For more information call 435-261-4216 or visit www.otccomedy.com.
Saturday, 31ST
Utah Shakespearean Festival,
come enjoy the Tony Award-Winning Comedies, Dramas, and Musicals Live on Stage. Today will be featuring 9am & 10am Literary Seminar, 10:15am Backstage Tour, 11am Actor Seminar, 1pm Play Orientation, 2pm ‘Great Expectations (a musical)’ & ‘Much Ado about Nothing,’ 6:45pm Play Orientation, 7pm Greenshow and 8pm Preview ‘Macbeth’ and ‘(Alfred Hitchcock’s) The 39 Steps’ held on the Southern Utah University Campus (351 W University Blvd Cedar City). For more information call 1-800-PLAYTIX (752-9849), 435-586-7878 or visit www.bard.org.
Christmas in July Arts and Craft Fair held 11am to 7pm on the Randall L. Jones Theater Lawn (300 W University Blvd, Cedar City). Guild merchandise and food will be available along with numerous craft vendor booths. For information call Connie/Ted Porray 435-477-1454 or 435-865-0912 also visit www.bard.org/About/guild.html.
Discover Your Own Backyard Tour: 'Brian Head Summer Experience' meet at 1pm at the Iron County Visitor Center (581 N Main, Cedar City) FREE. Please R.S.V.P. with Bonnie at 435-586-5127 or email at bchar@ironcounty.net
Cedar City Rock Church Tours held from 1pm to 6pm, Wednesdays thru Saturdays, admission is FREE and open to the public. For more information call Kimball Weaver 435-586-6759.
Neil Simon Festival held in the Heritage Theater (Cedar City) and features 2pm matinee ‘California Suite’ and 7:30pm evening performance ‘Broadway Bound’’. Tickets are $25 Center or $20 Side, for tickets and information call 866-357-4666 or
www.simonfest.org
Improv Comedy Show “Off the Cuff” presents at the Old West Smoke House (241 N. Main, Cedar City). Beginning at 10pm, admission is $5. Come see all new forms of improv and sketch comedy. For more information call 435-261-4216 or visit www.otccomedy.com.
Sunday, 1ST
Utah Shakespearean Festival,
come enjoy the Tony Award-Winning Comedies, Dramas, and Musicals Live on Stage. Today will be featuring 9am and 10am Literary Seminar; held in the Seminar Grove (SUU Campus, 351 W University Blvd Cedar City). For more information call 1-800-PLAYTIX (752-9849), 435-586-7878 or visit www.bard.org.