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“Every Saturday from May through Labor Day weekend, weather dependant, crowds ranging from 100 to 500 people gather at Cedar Breaks National Monument’s main overlook, Point Supreme, to gaze up at the region’s amazing dark skies and explore the stars and the planets that make up the solar system.”
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Cedar Breaks National Monument hosts weekly Star Parties throughout the summer. Join them each Saturday night through Labor Day weekend.
Cedar Breaks Plein Air Arts Afire Event held at Cedar Breaks National Monument and Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA) and includes Professional Plein Air Painting Demonstrations, FREE Children’s Art Activities, & Art Sale. For information call 435-586-9451 ext 4426. *Park entry fee applies to events held in Cedar Breaks National Monument.
JULY 3rd – 6th
Watch the artistic process as 15 of the region’s top plein air artists paint at Cedar Breaks as well as other favorite Southern Utah Locations.
Daily demos at Cedar Breaks (10 am) and SUMA (1 pm)
JULY 7th
Be one of the first to see the resulting art on exhibit. Join for a Wet Paint Gala 5 pm – 8 pm at SUMA. Tickets are $50 and on sale June 1 – July 1.
JULY 8th
Plein Air Community Painting Event on the grounds of the Beverley Center for the Arts 9 am – 2 pm. The 15 Festival artists plus local artists and children will find their inspiration by the theaters of the Utah Shakespeare Festival, statue garden, and SUMA. Wander the grounds and watch the artists at work.
JULY 8th – AUGUST 19th
The final paintings will be on exhibit and for sale at SUMA
FREE parking for events at SUMA and The Beverley Center for the Arts is available on the corner of 300 W and University Blvd.
56th Annual Utah Shakespeare Festival held in Cedar City and offers matinee performances at 2:00 pm and evening performances at 8:00 pm in three grand theaters. The Festival also offers a FREE nightly Greenshow (summer) at 7:10 pm, backstage tours, seminars, and play orientations. Plays featured this season in repertory are: ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ ‘As You Like It,’ ‘Guys and Dolls,’ ‘Treasure Island,’ ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ ‘The Tavern,’ ‘How To Fight Loneliness,’ & ‘William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged).’ For tickets and information call 1-800-PLAYTIX or visit www.bard.org.
12th Annual Cedar Breaks National Monument Wildflower Festival, participate in guided hikes at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm which focuses on the wildflowers, how to identify them, and much more. Festival highlights include special activities on weekends and Zion Canyon Field Institute classes. For information call 435-586-9451, 435-586-0787 or visit www.nps.gov/cebr.
Art Exhibition: Southern Utah Watercolor Society held Monday – Saturday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm at the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum (635 N Main St, Cedar City), admission is $4 per person. Special exhibition celebrating the National Park Service Centennial. For information call 435-586-9290.
2017 Pathfinders: New Territories a National Juried Art Quilt Exhibition open Monday – Saturday from 10 am – 7:30 pm in the Southern Utah Museum of Art – SUMA (13 S 300 W, Cedar City). On Friday, June 30, there will be a Jurors’ Talk from 5:00-5:45 pm, followed by an opening reception from 6 – 8 pm. At 7 pm, the jurors will announce their choice for Best-of-Show and two Jurors’ Award winners. These events are free of charge and open to the public. For information call 435-865-8667.
Duck Creek Days Arts & Craft Show & Chili Cook-off held from 10:00 am – 10:00 pm at Duck Creek Village (24 miles east of Cedar City on Hwy 14), admission is FREE. Vendor Booths Open from 10 am to 8 pm, Live Bands each night 6 pm to 10 pm, and Chili Cook-off Saturday at 12 pm (noon). For information call Cedar Mountain True Value 435-682-3330.
Brian Head Fire Eagle Release at 11:00 am at Brian Head Peak (south of Brian Head of Hwy U-143), followed by a community potluck held for the firefighters. The public is welcome to join. This eagle release is dedicated to the brave fire fighters who have fought so long to control the dangerous blaze that threatened not only Brian Head but also Panguitch Lake and more. The young golden eagle was discovered trapped in a slot canyon by Jim and Caitlin Clery, owners of Utah Canyon Outdoors in Escalante, and BLM Ranger Mike Thompson. Rescued and brought to Southwest Wildlife Foundation just in time, Founder and Director of Wildlife Services for the SWF, Martin Tyner, got to work immediately providing the young eagle with food and fluids. Healthy and ready for release – it is a belief among many native peoples that if you say your prayers on the feather of an eagle, it will take your prayers to God. To learn more about the SWF visit www.gowildlife.org.
Curtain Call Luncheon hosted by the Utah Shakespeare Guild held 12:00 pm in the Southern Utah University Alumni House (279 W University Blvd, Cedar City), admission is $17.50 in advance or $20 at the door. Ask questions and listen to 
Festival actors during a delicious chicken/veggie fajita or pasta bar lunch. For information call 928-706-2348 or visit www.bard.org/festival-guild.
Titled Paths Linked and Lived: A Community Art Project held 1 pm – 5 pm at Southern Utah Museum of Art – SUMA (13 S 300 W, Cedar City), admission is FREE. Museum patrons of all ages are encouraged to participate in a quilt-inspired art project to coincide with the Pathfinders: New Territories exhibit. Visitors will create paper quilt squares representing both their personal identity and the relationships they have developed within the community. The quilt squares completed as part of the project will be displayed together, paths visually connecting, to create an inspiring Community Quilt to be displayed in the Rocki Alice Gallery.
This means YOUR work will be displayed in the museum! Come to SUMA and show off your creativity!
For information call 435-586-5432 or visit www.suu.edu/suma.
Neil Simon Festival held in the Heritage Theater (105 N 100 E, Cedar City) Tuesday thru Saturday 2:00 pm matinee and 7:30 pm evening performances. Presenting ‘Broadway Bound,’ ‘Noises Off,’ ‘The Dinner Party,’ and ‘Blue Collar Musical’. Tickets are $25 adults, $15 students with ID & Veterans and $10 children (5 yrs – 17 yrs). For tickets and information call 866-357-4666, 435-267-0194 or visit www.simonfest.org. July Concert Series held in Parowan at the Library Main Street Park (16 S Main St, Parowan) food trucks arrive at 5:00 pm and the concerts begin at 7:00 pm. Bring the family for a fun filled family night, come for dinner and stay for the show. For information call 435-477-8190.
Funky Munky Drive in Movie Night held at sundown (approx 8:30 pm), Friday nights, (weather permitting) it’s 100% free and includes options for popcorn, ice cream, pizza, and more. You are encouraged to bring your own seating: chairs, couches, blankets and so on; Funky Munky loves to see how funky people can be 
. Movies are family friendly and are voted on during the week on the Funky Munky facebook page: facebook.com/FunkyMunkyCC/. For information call 435-592-4451.
Cedar Breaks Plein Air Arts Afire Event held at Cedar Breaks National Monument and Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA) and includes Professional Plein Air Painting Demonstrations, FREE Children’s Art Activities, & Art Sale. For information call 435-586-9451 ext 4426. *Park entry fee applies to events held in Cedar Breaks National Monument.
JULY 3rd – 6th
Watch the artistic process as 15 of the region’s top plein air artists paint at Cedar Breaks as well as other favorite Southern Utah Locations.
Daily demos at Cedar Breaks (10 am) and SUMA (1 pm)
JULY 7th
Be one of the first to see the resulting art on exhibit. Join for a Wet Paint Gala 5 pm – 8 pm at SUMA. Tickets are $50 and on sale June 1 – July 1.
JULY 8th
Plein Air Community Painting Event on the grounds of the Beverley Center for the Arts 9 am – 2 pm. The 15 Festival artists plus local artists and children will find their inspiration by the theaters of the Utah Shakespeare Festival, statue garden, and SUMA. Wander the grounds and watch the artists at work.
JULY 8th – AUGUST 19th
The final paintings will be on exhibit and for sale at SUMA
FREE parking for events at SUMA and The Beverley Center for the Arts is available on the corner of 300 W and University Blvd.
56th Annual Utah Shakespeare Festival held in Cedar City and offers matinee performances at 2:00 pm and evening performances at 8:00 pm in three grand theaters. The Festival also offers a FREE nightly Greenshow (summer) at 7:10 pm, backstage tours, seminars, and play orientations. Plays featured this season in repertory are: ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ ‘As You Like It,’ ‘Guys and Dolls,’ ‘Treasure Island,’ ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ ‘The Tavern,’ ‘How To Fight Loneliness,’ & ‘William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged).’ For tickets and information call 1-800-PLAYTIX or visit www.bard.org.
12th Annual Cedar Breaks National Monument Wildflower Festival, participate in guided hikes at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm which focuses on the wildflowers, how to identify them, and much more. Festival highlights include special activities on weekends and Zion Canyon Field Institute classes. For information call 435-586-9451, 435-586-0787 or visit www.nps.gov/cebr.
3rd Paragonah Sprint Triathlon Beginning at 6 am with swimming 20 laps at the Parowan pool, bike 11 miles to Paragonah and finish with a 3 mile run around town, there is also a 1/2 Sprint event too. For details, registration cost and course maps email paragonah.triathlon@gmail.com or visit: www.facebook.com/ParagonahTri/.
Downtown Year Round Farmer’s Market held 9:00 am – noon every Saturday (50 W University Blvd / Center St, Cedar City), admission is FREE. The Downtown Farmer’s Market had merged with the Year Round Farmer’s Market offering and encouraging local farmers and back yard gardeners to grow organically year round and sell there bounty. Giving the Southern Utah community an opportunity to support local farmers buy buying fresh and local year round. We are a REAL farmers market,only locally produced and grown fruit, vegetables,cheese,jam,bread,eggs, honey,and farm products are allowed to be sold.
Find them every Wednesday from 4 pm – 7 pm (June 7th – October 11th)
Art Exhibition: Southern Utah Watercolor Society held Monday – Saturday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm at the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum (635 N Main St, Cedar City), admission is $4 per person. Special exhibition celebrating the National Park Service Centennial. For information call 435-586-9290.
3rd Annual Brian Head Car Show held 9:30 am – 6 pm at Brian Head Resort (329 S Hwy-143, Brian Head), admission is FREE. Beautiful rides from every era line the parking lot at the Navajo Lodge so come spend the day at 10,000 feet. Live bands will be performing 1 pm Dakota Nights & 4:30 pm Fiyah Rootz. For information call 435-677-2035.
2017 Pathfinders: New Territories a National Juried Art Quilt Exhibition open Monday – Saturday from 10 am – 7:30 pm in the Southern Utah Museum of Art – SUMA (13 S 300 W, Cedar City). On Friday, June 30, there will be a Jurors’ Talk from 5:00-5:45 pm, followed by an opening reception from 6 – 8 pm. At 7 pm, the jurors will announce their choice for Best-of-Show and two Jurors’ Award winners. These events are free of charge and open to the public. For information call 435-865-8667.
