Lehi Round-Up Week features local artists, entertainers
A chalk art featuring Groot from "Guardians of the Galaxy" movies is created by Lauri Cerroni.
Members of the Silver Spurs Riding Club pass by during the Lehi Stock Parade as part of the Lehi Round-Up city celebration Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Lehi. Isaac Hale, Daily Herald
Riders make their way down North 100 East during the Lehi Stock Parade as part of the Lehi Round-Up city celebration Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Lehi. Isaac Hale, Daily Herald
The crowd watches as various groups of riders make their way along the parade route during the Lehi Stock Parade as part of the Lehi Round-Up city celebration Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Lehi. Isaac Hale, Daily Herald
Richard Simmons throws candy to attendees along the parade route during the Lehi Stock Parade as part of the Lehi Round-Up city celebration Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Lehi. Isaac Hale, Daily Herald
The Lehi Round-Up Week celebration is not just parades and rodeos. It is also a time to celebrate the arts within the community through Arts in the Park, a chalk art competition and a local art show.
The Lehi City Arts Council is responsible for coordinating the different art events during Round-up Days and kicks off the celebration with its Arts in the Park events.
The Arts in the Park is a long-time tradition that begins June 16 and runs through August 18 with concerts by Acoustic Echo and The Fields happening during Round-Up Week. The concerts are free to the public and are held on Sundays in Wines Park at 7 p.m., featuring local artists as well as other bands from around the country.
“We try to book local musicians first and then spread out from there,” Cerroni said.
According to Lauri Cerroni, the visual arts chair of the Lehi City Arts Council, local artists, musicians and community members are invited to participate in the art events.
The Lehi Arts Center, in conjunction with the arts council, has been coordinating the arts in Lehi since 1986 and is currently located next to Lehi Elementary.
Cerroni said that the arts building is the former home of the Hutchins Museum and that the program has been located there since 2000.
Every year, the Round-Up features an art show for locals aged 5 years old and up. The show accepts any medium from painting to photography. Participants compete with each other for cash prizes while also showing off their skills.
“We receive anywhere from 30 to 50 submissions depending on the year,” Cerroni said.
In addition to the art festivities, the Lehi Arts Center hosts art classes, musical and dance performances, and plays throughout the year.
Cerroni helps coordinate the year-long classes and the celebration events, including the chalk art contest, a local favorite.
The chalk art competition is open to the Lehi community with participants divided into different categories: Family/group and individuals 12-18 and 18 plus. Artists of all skill levels are invited to participate in decorating a parking stall as long as the content is family friendly. It is held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 24 at the Lehi Elementary. There is a $5 registration fee to enter the competition.
“We had a wide range last year of artists like the little kid who comes and draws in a parking space for fun,” Cerroni said. “And then you have the professional ones who come in and create 3D effects.”
The Round-up Days art events kick off Sunday, June 23 with Arts in the Park and run through the week. The local art show is open from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 24-28.