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Show C-12 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, August 10-12, 2016 Event is coming around the bend Festival marks its 40th anniversary on Saturday Submitted by Golden Spike National Historic Site Golden Spike National Historic Site’s staff would like to extend an invitation to join them as they host the 40th annual Railroader’s Festival. This year’s event will include special Centennial Junior Ranger Programs and a National Park Service history display along with many other games and activities. The Railroader’s Festival is a great time to learn more about our nation’s history and this unique National Park site. The Visitor Center will be open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. No entrance fees will be charged for admission to the site and all games, activities, and entertainment are free. Food will be available for purchase through Culinary Concepts between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., or bring your own picnic. Golden Spike National Historic Site is one of the sponsor Courtesy of Golden Spike National Historic site The Jupiter locomotive will be available for viewing at this Saturday’s Railroader’s Festival, with many activities also planned for the celebration. sites for the Play Unplugged Program. This is a great day for participants in this program to come and explore the site and collect a Brag Tag and/or Junior Ranger Badge. Just some reminders: the weather in August is usually hot and sunny, so water and sun screen are a must; gas, camping, and RV services are not available on site. Golden Spike National Historic Site is located 32 miles west of Brigham City via State Highway 13 and 83. Take exit 365 off Interstate 15. Additional information can be obtained by calling the Visitor Center at 435-4712209, ext. 29 or by checking the park’s website, www.NPS. gov/gosp. Throughout the Day Among the games and activities during the daylong festival is the period dress reenactment of the May 10, 1869 Golden Spike Ceremony, and a genuine buffalo chip throwing contest. Visitors can also participate in rides on a period rail hand car (some age and size restrictions apply) and/or motor car, compete in a boiler stoking contest, or choose one of several other fun activities to participate in while learning more about one of the pivotal turns in this nation’s history. Villegas will perform ‘Aranjuez’ Red Butte program will also include audience favorites Submitted by Utah Symphony Immerse yourself in the beauty of Red Butte Garden and experience the talent of the Utah Symphony, one of only 15 full-time professional orchestras in the United States. Associate Conductor Rei Hotoda leads the orchestra in a program of light classics and audience favorites including Joaquín Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez” performed by Pablo Villegas. Rodrigo once said that his concerto, inspired by the gardens at Palacio Real de Aranjuez near Madrid, “is meant to sound like the hidden breeze that stirs the treetops in the parks.” Rodrigo’s masterpiece for orchestra and classical guitar will transport your mind to another time and place as it evokes the sounds of nature, in nature. The program will also include Dvořák’s “Carnival Overture,” the Emperor waltzes of Strauss, Smetana’s “The Moldau” and Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 6.” Milos, previously scheduled to perform on this program, has had to withdraw. Milos has been suffering from a hand injury and the recovery process is taking longer than originally envisaged. He has been advised to refrain from playing for the next three months which unfortunately means he must cancel his performance in Salt Lake City. Milos is, however, making good progress and plans to return to the concert platform in the autumn of this year. He appreciates everyone's understanding of his situation and is very sorry to disappoint the Salt Lake City audience. Mail or Home delivery within Summit County 1 Year $48 2 Year $90 Mail delivery outside of Summit County 1 Year $72 2 Year $130 Home delivery within Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, Wasatch Counties 1 Year $72 2 Year $130 Call us today and ask for Lacy 435-649-9014 |