The Knight of the Cart Storyteller, comedian, and musician Stephen Gashler will be performing his hilarious rendition of the original story of Sir Lancelot by Chrétien de Troyes, 12th-century French poet. Flaming lances, sneaky dwarves, insanely hazardous bridges, castles inhabited by beautiful maidens — this story’s got it all. Be prepared to laugh till it hurts as you’re plunged into the wonderfully paradoxical worlds of chivalry and courtly love.
November 12, 2013
7-8 pm
Orem Library
Well Utah Valley Moms followers, we finally have an Instagram you can follow us on. We will update it with local events, activities, and places that we are at around Utah County and surrounding areas.
If you follow us on Instagram, you’ll be able to see the local events, possibly before you even get there! You will be able to see different areas around Utah County that you may have never been to before or maybe even really-well known places that you’ve been to plenty of times! Whatever the case, we hope you enjoy seeing where we are and what we are up to and we would love to follow you on Instagram, too!
Dave and Richard from KID HISTORY, MALLORY from STUDIO C, STUART EDGE and more, all in ONE place!?! Too good to be true–but it’s happening!!! Info below! Don’t forget, CONTEST ends TOMORROW to win dinner with Stuart . How cool is that!?!?!
Meet and learn from amazing filmmakers (like Mallory from Studio C, Stuart Edge, or Dave and Richard from Kid History) at a Filmmaking 101 Conference!
Details below:
The Conference Presenters:
Stuart Edge of YouTube fame, Tyler Stevens from viral YouTube commercials for Poopourri/Orabrush/Orapup, Mallory from Studio C, Dave Roberts and Richard Sharrah from Kid History, Professors Dennis Lisonbee and Arlen Card from UVU’s Digital Arts Program, Cammon Randle from BluFire Studios (special effects), and Steven A. Lee, a feature film producer. See their pictures and bios here:
Date: Saturday November 16th 2013
Time: From 9am-4pm (with an hour break for lunch 12pm-1pm).
What: Interested filmmakers of ANY age can come learn how to make film/video from some master YouTube and film artists.
Who: All ages are welcome. Children under age 12 must be accompanied by an adult. It’s going to be a long information-filled day (please make sure your children are mature enough to handle it). We will ask children to leave if they’re making it difficult for others to listen.
Cost: Cost is $20 for a full day pass. Pre-order your lunch and it’s $8, buy it at the door and it’s $10. Snacks will be available for purchase.
Location: UVU in their new science building information in the room, SB134.
Here is a link to a page with a downloadable map of campus. http://www.uvu.edu/maps/
Buy Tickets| Enter to Win A Meal With Stuart Edge
(All profits from Young Filmmakers of Utah goes toward educational field trips for youth through GMA)
This year, the UCCU Family Festival will be held at the UCCU Center at Utah Valley University.
November 22: Family Conference 9am – 3 pm, Family Fest 3 pm – 9 pm
November 23: Family Fest 10 am – 8 pm
Since 1955 when seven BYU professors each deposited $5 and started this great institution, Utah Community Credit Union (UCCU) has been at the heart of our Utah Valley community. And as a big THANK YOU to all the families and individuals of this great area in which we live, UCCU is hosting a Free Family Festival.
The UCCU Family Festival will be held Friday, November 22nd and Saturday, November 23rd at the UCCU Center on the Utah Valley University campus.
ADMISSION IS FREE but a Family Pass Ticket will be required to enter the Festival. FREE Family Passess for the Festival are available at all UCCU branch locations. Simply stop by anytime prior to the festival and ask for a FREE FAMILY FESTIVAL pass or download and print your ticket now on the website!
“Family is our number one priority and at UCCU we pledge our continued commitment to educate and inspire smart decisions,” says Brad Norton, senior vice president of marketing at UCCU. “This Family Festival is an important part of Utah Community Credit Union’s mission to educate and serve our community.”
In short, the UCCU Family Festival will:
1. Provide Family Fun and Entertainment
2. Celebrate the BEST for Utah Families
3. Educate and Inspire Smart Family Decisions
“We are excited to launch this annual initiative on behalf of our community and hope you’ll be able to bring your family, have a great time, and learn something that may help you or your loved ones.”
Thank you KBYU Eleven for keeping us updated!
Becoming a big sibling is a big deal! This fun and interactive free Sibling Class teaches about what it’s like to have a new baby in the home. Children can bring a stuffed animal or doll and enjoy this interactive experience! In fact, I may bring my daughter who is already an older sibling but has no idea how to do it properly to this class.
Here is a great list of Veteran’s Day discounts for some here in Utah County and some for all over the United States. If you know of other Veteran’s Day discounts, please share!
Local:
Brick Oven Restaurants
Wiggly Car Wash (see below)
Denny’s is serving up never-ending stacks of buttermilk pancakes until 2 p.m.
Applebee’s is giving veterans and active duty military personnel a free signature entree from this menu with proof of military service.
Chili’s is honoring military service with a free entree from its special Veteran’s Day menu.
TGI Friday’s will offer a free lunch between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to those who have served in the military.
Starbucks is offering a free tall brewed coffee to military personnel and their spouses. Krispy Kreme is giving a free doughnut and small coffee to those with a valid military ID or a uniform. In order to redeem the offer, military members must go inside the building.
California Pizza Kitchen is inviting veterans and military personnel to eat any pizza from its menu on CPK.
Pizza Pie Cafe in Midvale and Bountiful are offering a free meal at its buffet to military personnel and veterans.
Honey Baked Ham is giving those with a valid military ID a free lunch of a sandwich, chips, cookie and a drink through Sunday, Nov. 17.
Golden Corral is saying thank you for military service with a free dinner between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. Monday.
Little Caesars is saluting military service with a free order of Crazy Bread Monday.
Olive Garden is giving veterans and current service members a free meal from its Veteran’s Day menu. Additionally, through November, current military service members and their families will receive 10 percent off their meals.
Red Robin is offering a free Tavern Double Burger to vets and active duty military members who show ID, proof of service or wear their uniform Monday.
Carrabba’s is serving up free appetizers to military members Monday. Red Lobster is serving up a free appetizer to those with proof of military service Monday.
Famous Dave’s in West Jordan, Midvale and Layton are offering a free meal from a special menu Monday.
Ikea is offering a free entree of a sandwich, hot dish or entree salad valued up to $9.99 Monday.
Outback Steakhouse is giving a free Bloomin’ Onion and a beverage to veterans and military personnel Monday, as well as 10 percent off meals Nov. 12 through Dec. 31.
Sweet Tomatoes is offering 50 percent off meals for those with a military ID or in a uniform.
Texas Roadhouse is dishing up a free lunch from its special menu from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday.
Great Clips is handing out Thank a Veteran Free Haircut Cards. Anyone, vet or not, can stop in and get a card for a veteran, who can redeem the card for a haircut anytime between Nov. 11 and Dec. 31. Or, the military member can climb in the chair and receive a free haircut Monday.
Meineke is offering a free oil change to veterans and active duty military members.
Jiffy Lube is also offering a free oil change on Monday.
Mister Car Wash in Bountiful is offering a free car wash to active duty military personnel and veterans Monday.
Bed, Bath & Beyond and Cost Plus World Market are giving anyone with proof of military service 20 percent off their entire in-store purchase Monday.
Lowe’s is offering a 10 percent discount to all veterans Monday.
Jo-Ann Fabrics will take 20 percent off military members’ or veterans’ purchase through Nov. 15.
Brought to you by: LowVARates.com
Thank you KSL for helping compile this list.
Ever thought about going to ModCloth for your gift ideas? Well, you should! They have an awesome gift guide which you can check out here: ModCloth Gift Guide. I have my top 5 below, but head to ModCloth right now and pick out some perfect gifts for this Holiday Season!
Starts: 11/7 @ 10am PT | Ends: 11/8 @ 10am PT
ModCloth 20% Off Gifts!
According to KBYU Eleven, there are still limited amount of tickets for the “Jack Evancho and Friends: We Are Hope” benefit concert. The concert features Jackie Evancho along with other talented artists and groups like the Virtual String Orchestra, Nathan Osmond, the American Heritage Lyceum Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, and more.
The concert will take place this Saturday, November 9th, and will be benefiting the MuzArt World Foundation, helping reinvest into music and arts education in the public school system. The concert will be held in the LDS Conference Center.
Tickets may still be purchased but hurry, they’re running out!
Last night, we had the opportunity to go to Disney On Ice Presents Passport to Adventure at EnergySolutions Arena.
We were late. We ended up being so late we missed an entire story! But that’s just how it goes when I let my husband schedule our day instead of doing it myself. And oddly enough, I was hardly stressed last night about how late we were. Luckily, my kids are young enough that missing 20 minutes really wasn’t a big deal.
The best part about this show is that Disney On Ice Presents Passport to Adventure takes us on an entire vacation to Africa, the sea, Hawaii, and NeverLand. It was fantastic and is so great how it encourages children to use their imaginations.
Enjoy these photos from last night and make sure you don’t miss it – this show will be in Salt Lake City until November 10!
You want to go now, right?!
This post is sponsored by Biograss Sod Farms, however, all opinions are our own.
Biograss Sod Farms is a local company from Sandy (where I grew up!) and they have made a list of common grass phrases that grew from grass. I use these terms all the time and have never actually thought about it much until now.
So take a moment, and enjoy these common phrases that exist all because of grass. As we’ve only posted a few of these common sayings, make sure to stop by their page to see the rest of these sayings!
It’s odd to me how many common phrases have to do with grass and yet I had never even noticed before! Don’t miss all of the other common sayings on Biograss Sod Farms’ page.
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There are a lot of gifts you could give this holiday season, but when it comes to something really meaningful, there’s nothing quite like the gift of a book you’ve made yourself. But before you start having visions of gluing and sewing together pages, check out the Blurb Gift Center.
Blurb lets you make seriously beautiful books using their free tools. Just add photos and text, choose your options (like paper and cover type), and then order. Of course, you do have to decide just what kind of book you want to make. But relax, because they have put together the cool Blurb Gift Center to give you lots of ideas.
For instance, if you’ve got a genealogical bent, there’s the Blurb Family History Book.
For those with newborns (or those that know someone with a newborn), a Blurb Baby Book might be just the thing.
And if you’re the kind of person who keeps getting asked for copies of your recipes, think about making a Blurb Food Book.
This holiday season, make your gift recipients feel really special by making them something special. There really is a book for everyone.
The best part? There’s two coupon codes you can use:
Save 20% when you spend $40 or more on print books at Blurb
When you use the coupon code: MORESAVINGS
**Offer valid through November 11, 2013 (11:59 p.m. local time). Valid for printed books only. A 20% discount is applied toward your product total with a minimum order of $40. Maximum discount is USD $100 or CAD $100 off product total. This offer is good for one-time use, and cannot be combined with volume discounts, other promotional codes, gift cards, or used for adjustments on previous orders.
Save $25 when you spend $100 or more on print books at Blurb
When you use the coupon code: EARLYSAVINGS
**Offer valid through November 11, 2013 (11:59 p.m. local time). Valid for printed books only. A $25 discount is applied toward your product total with a minimum order of $100. This offer is good for one-time use, and cannot be combined with volume discounts, other promotional codes, gift cards, or used for adjustments on previous orders.
Have you checked out Discount School Supplies yet?
I actually had not. I am so impressed with the amount of products they have on their website.
They have puzzles: 
This one, by the way, is on sale, as well as a lot of other ones, so if you hurry, you can get this at a great price!
They have highchairs: 
They have books: 
There are ride-on toys: 
This little truck is on clearance so it’s a good deal.
Anyway, you will just have to check all of this out for yourself. I cannot believe they have everything from actual school supplies to everything for kids, recess, and anything else kid-related! These products are great for schools or just for home! I know I’m planning to get a few things for our home for everyday play!
This post was created in partnership with eAccountable and is not officially a part of Discount School Supply or any other DSS brands. All opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting UCM.
If you were waiting for the Alpine Living Nativity (click for registration) ticket registration to open, it is finally time! You may register for free up to 10 people on one of four nights. This event is becoming more and more popular so make sure you reserve tickets soon!
You can spread the joy of Christmas by giving to others in need, provided by the Utah County Sub for Santa. Head over to the Giving Tree and choose an ornament. Each ornament represents a person and needs that they have. These people usually live in some sort of care facility. After you check out an ornament simply return with unwrapped gifts to the Giving Tree by December 14, to ensure delivery before Christmas. Your simple gift can bring love and hope to someone in need. You can find the Giving Tree located next to Lodge Court near GAP.
Santa is coming to University Mall and is making a very grand appearance!
Santa’s Helicopter Lands at 10 am in the south west corner of the parking lot on November 29. After he is greeted by his fans, the Utah Army National Guard will escort him into the mall. Enjoy live entertainment provided by The Terks, plus free hot cocoa and treats (while supplies last).
Photos with Santa November 29 – December 24 will be located in Village Court, just inside mall entrance between CPK and P.F. Chang’s.
Traditional Photos with Santa – Every child that visits Santa will be given a sweet treat, compliments of See’s Candies.
Santa Stand-In is a new holiday portrait service where we provide the Santa costume and the parent wears it in the photo with their children. These photos are taken in a creative and unique way so that you don’t see the parent’s face. This is a great option for children who aren’t comfortable around “the real, live Santa”. The Santa Stand-In operation are portrait sessions and are available by appointment only. The session will take approximately 15 minutes. The cost is $39.99, that includes up to three poses, a CD with all your images on it and additional portrait sheets can be purchased for $5 each. Appointments can be made at www.ShopUniversitymall.com.
There will be a Books Are Fun Book Fair will be held at the Health & Justice Building on November 7-8.
