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UVU TO CELEBRATE UNIVERSITY TRANSITION -- To help manage traffic during UVUphoria festivities celebrating Utah Valley State College's transition to Utah Valley University on Monday, College Drive between UVSC's roundabout at the intersection of University Parkway and Sandhill Road and the McKay Center will be closed from 4-7:30 p.m.
Event traffic entering campus at the roundabout will be directed east around campus to access free event parking. Traffic coming to UVSC from the north is encouraged to take the Orem Center Street exit and head south on 1200 West to access campus event parking, due to UDOT construction on University Parkway. The UVUphoria celebration will feature a variety of events for the public, including a Library Showcase from 1-6:30 p.m., with free entertainment and a sneak peak at the new library, a Family Fun Fest from 4-6:45 p.m. at PACE Park (just south of the McKay Center) with free activities, entertainment, food vendors and more, followed by a concert featuring country stars Collin Raye, Josh Gracin, Joe Nichols, the UVU's Got Talent finalists and Johnny B as emcee in the Brent Brown Ballpark at 7 p.m. Fireworks and a dance on the tennis courts just north of the Ballpark will follow at approximately 10:30 p.m. The Monday Orem Owlz baseball game versus the Casper Ghosts, originally scheduled to be part of UVSC's UVUphoria activities, has been rescheduled to a double-header Sunday to accommodate concert sound crew setup for the main act of the UVUphoria Grand Celebration on Monday. The Owlz will honor tickets purchased for the Monday game at any other home game during the 2008 season. Ticket holders should call (801) 377-2255 to exchange those tickets. Fewer than 500 tickets are still available for the UVUphoria headlining concert. Tickets are $9.33 for adults and $5 for children and can be purchased at all Smith-Tix outlets, at the McKay Center, online at mckayeventscenter.com or by calling (801) 863-SHOW (7469) or 1-888-844-7469. (Tickets for UVSC students, faculty and alumni are $5.) Stadium seating is limited, so concertgoers are encouraged to bring blankets or legless chairs to sit on the grass. For more information about UVUphoria activities, go to uvu.edu. OREM PROCLAIMS JULY 1 UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY DAY -- By proclamation of Mayor Jerry Washburn and the Orem City Council, July 1, has been designated as "Utah Valley University Day" in the city, to celebrate the new university status of Utah Valley State College. FOR SECOND YEAR OREM PUBLIC LIBRARY SELECTED FOR THE BIG READ GRANT -- The Orem Public Library announced this week that it is one of 208 organizations to receive a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host the Big Read in 2008. The Big Read, launched nationally in 2006 by the NEA, in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest, give communities the opportunity to come together to read, discuss and celebrate great American novels. The Library has selected Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" for this year's Big Read, to be held from Sept. 8 through Oct. 17. 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. |
