Celebrate the Cinema: Music and dance come together

November 16, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Nov 10, The UVU Ballroom Dance Company, led by Christopher Williams & Tara Boyd put on “Celebrate the Cinema.” A sold out event that combined film scores, movie themes, and ballroom dancing. Guests in attendance were very excited, some even dressed up in star wars costumes. They blended in perfectly with the final dance number […]

Muse Music Celebrates Officer Jenny

November 16, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Muse Music celebrates Officer Jenny Stephen Cope bids farewell to ProvoBeckafer de Faux Junior Copy Editor Stephan Cope, who performs as Officer Jenny and identifies as non-binary preferring the pronouns they/them vs, he/she, played in their first of two farewell shows before moving to Georgia. Provo music lovers feel the loss of a teacher, artist, […]

Muse Music: A venue for all ages

November 3, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Muse Music is an integral part of the Provo music scene; the venue has been around for over a decade, and has hosted a wide range of music genres. The shows that this journalist has attended vary in crowd size, but despite the number of attendees, the energy at Muse has always appeared more authentic […]

Humans of UVU: John Ross Boyce

November 3, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Between cleaning floors and windows, UVU Custodian John Boyce Ross creates. This auto didactic artist expresses himself through different mediums which include: writing music, playing guitar, film and drawing. Boyce has been interested in art ever since he was a child and has continued to grow his collection of artistic talent throughout his life. Texas-born […]

UVUphoria

October 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes With over 10,000 people in attendance, the UCCU Center was packed with eager fans waiting to experience this year’s UVUphoria event, in honor of the schools 75th year anniversary. “It all together was really good. I really enjoyed myself, it was a great concert for a really good price. It should have been more than […]

Students of UVU: Aaron Hurt

September 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Aaron Hurt, 25, is a student at Utah Valley University who is no stranger to the arts. Aaron is the creator of a versatile YouTube channel, member of Shrink the Giant, artist, and photographer who has perfected his artistic abilities over the years Art had always been an interest of Aaron’s. Even in elementary school […]

Spring 2016 School of the Arts

January 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Alanna Cottam Copy Editor/Senior Staff Writer Each semester, Utah Valley University’s School of the Arts creates a schedule of events to entertain, educate, and delight students and this semester is no different. Highlights from the Theatre, Music, and Dance programs for Spring 2016 include: Jan. 14–30, Mother Hicks, Noorda Regional Theatre, presented by the Theatre […]

Summer Entertainment Guide

June 9, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Muse | Photo by Danny Clinch Lee Thomas | Lifestyle Editor | @leenis85   Summer 2015 is shaping up to be better than ever for fans of escapism. With near constant releases from every different medium, let this be your guide through the digital jungle. Movies have historically been a huge draw in the warmer […]

Thoughts on Velour’s Open Mic Night and the Provo music scene

March 9, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reagan High | Staff Writer Open mic night at the Provo music venue Velour is, to be quite honest, hit or miss. I seem to always be invited by a friend every couple of weeks to this event and then consequently spend about two hours on auto-pilot while various renditions of current top 40 indie-folk […]