OREM

The $10,000 NEA grant is supplemented by a $5,000 grant from the Utah Humanities Council. The funds will go toward materials, as well as a broad schedule of presentations, performances, storytelling, film screenings and discussions hosted by the library and public and private partners within the community.

Harper Lee's classic novel was selected because of its relevance to local readers. The official Big Read in Orem kick-off is Monday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. in the Storytelling Wing and will feature Rex Ellis, acclaimed storyteller and vice president of the Historic Area at Colonial Williamsburg.

For more information, please visit www.neabigread.org and www.orembigread.org.

ALPINE

• Come join the Alpine Community Theater at our Ice Cream Social for entertainment, music and all the ice cream you can eat for $1. It will be at Legacy Park on Main Street and Center Street today from 5-8 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Alpine Community Arts Council.

HIGHLAND

• The award-winning Lone Peak High School Marching Band will host a garage sale today from 7-11 a.m. at the school, 10189 N. 4800 West. In addition to the yard sale, the band will also be selling breakfast-on-the-go. All proceeds will be used for instruments, uniforms and travel expenses for the band. For more information, call (801) 756-1423.

PROVO

• Local artist Robert Barrett will be doing a drawing demo and then a book-signing at Provo Art Frame, 201 W. Center St., today from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

• The Brigham Young University Museum of Peoples and Cultures is having a free family activity, "Passports: A Cultural Discovery Day," on Monday from 3-8 p.m. The activity is designed for the entire family to explore various cultures from around the world without having to leave the neighborhood. Booths focused on various cultural regions will include a brief educational background about a specific culture and a hands-on activity. Each family member will be given a passport booklet that can be stamped at each booth after completing the activity. The event will be run by BYU students who will act as educators and travel guides, leading the cultural presentations and stamping each child's passport. The event is an open house, allowing families to come and go depending on their personal schedules. Refreshments will be provided. The free event will be held at the museum at 700 N. 100 East in Provo. For more information, call (801) 422-0020.

• Provo city will celebrate the completion of several enhancements to the Provo City Gun Range at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Thursday. The gun range is located in Provo Canyon off Squaw Peak Road. For directions to the gun range, visit www.provo.org. The ribbon-cutting ceremony is free and open to the public.

The Provo City Gun Range consists of a pistol range and a long and short rifle range. Over the past year, the city has extended the length of the ranges; added a concrete base and cover to the firing lines; filled in the space between the firing lines and targets, as well as the parking lot, with gravel; and installed new, movable target holders. Now when gun range users practice shooting, they can stand and walk on the concrete base and gravel instead of dirt and mud. In addition, the cover to the firing lines will provide them shade and protection from the elements.

Provo city will provide some rifles and ammunition at the ribbon-cutting for those who want to practice shooting. There will also be light refreshments.

LEHI

• Liberty Land Fun Center, owned by Jerry and Laura Lee Bradshaw, has postponed its grand opening celebration today until further notice. The Lehi entertainment facility for families is completing the process for opening as a business and will notify the public of its new opening date in the near future.