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Show Page 4 The Ogden Valley news Volume XXIII Issue IX June 1, 2016 June Fun @ the Ogden Valley Branch Library Hunsaker Shooting Camp Slated for June 20 - 24 Weber County Library 2016 Children’s Summer Reading Program - Doodlebugs Registration starts May 31. This program runs June 6 thru August 27, for ages 0-12. Read to win prizes, come to exciting events, and have fun with us this summer. Summertime reading means better grades. Studies show that 7 out of 10 children maintain and improve reading and writing skills by participating in a summer reading program. For more information, please call the library at 801-337-2660. Teen Comic Drawings - Enter during June & July. Calling all teens. If you’re into creating graphic novels, video characters, or drawing in general, show off your work this summer at the library. Enter within any of the three categories listed below as many times as you want. All of the artwork will be put on display at the library from July 30 until September 1. There will be prizes for all who participate. Entry Types: • Comic panels. Draw at least a four panel comic strip. • Graphic novel. Draw one to two pages of your story. • Video game character. Design in detail a super hero for a video or computer game. What’s the Word? June 6 - July 31 Aspiring writers aged 12-18, submit your work throughout the summer to win prizes. One winner from each of the following categories will be chosen each week in June and July: Poetry, Fanfiction, Original Fiction, Memoir (What I Did on My Summer Vacation), Nonfiction (research). For contest details, please call 801337-2660 or visit <weberpl.org/whats-word> Color Your World - Children’s Summer Reading Program Activities • Tuesday, June 7 @ 10:30 a.m. - Explore the mysteries & magic of art with Elias “Lefty” Caress and his wondrous magic show! • Saturday, June 18 @ 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Retro Gaming. Bring a friend and play video games from way back. A variety of games will be available. For ages 12 to 18. Over the Rainbow - Second Children’s Summer Reading Program Activity • Tuesday, June 21 @ 10:30 a.m. - Explore the building blocks of art. A story hour for ages 0-5 will be offered simultaneously with the activity at 10:30. Summer Sizzle Concert Series: Ili O’ Polynesia - Thursday, June 23 @ 7:00 p.m. Ili O’ Polynesia is Northern Utah’s premier Polynesian dance studio and troupe who have been performing beautiful traditional Polynesian dance for more than 12 years. They feature authentic dances from many of the islands, including Hawaii, New Zealand, Fiji, Tahiti, and Samoa. Highly skilled and energetic, these dancers will make you feel like you’re sitting on a beach on an island far away! Code Club Level 1 - June 27 to June 30, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. each day. Children in grades 3-6 are invited to learn the basics of coding and create their own electronic game, story, or artwork. This is a series class; please plan on attending all four days. This class is offered by the Utah State University Extension Service 4-H. Space is limited and registration is required. To sign up or for more information, please call 801-337-2660. Squishy Electronics - Thursday, June 2 @ 2:00 -3:00 p.m. Come learn how to build electronic circuits and light up your own PlayDoh creations! For grades 1st thru 4th. Space is limited to 24; please sign-up at the desk or call 801-337-2660. Senior Lunch Program – Wednesdays @ 12:00 p.m. Senior lunches are served in the Community Room. There is a suggested donation of $3 for seniors, and $6 charge for patrons 59 and younger! Zumba @ Your Library – Saturdays @ 10:00 a.m. Zumba provides an exhilarating, easy-to-follow, Latin dance fitness program designed to get you in shape while having fun! This dynamic class is taught by a certified Zumba instructor. Yoga – Mondays @ 6:30 p.m. Our certified instructor will provide an invigorating workout and help improve mental wellness. Don’t forget your yoga mat! Computer Classes @ Your Library with the E-Team! Feeling lost in the growing world of online resources and electronics? Sign up for one-on-one technology instruction. Beginner instruction is offered on Microsoft Word, email, internet, resumes and eMedia. To sign up for one-on-one, 30-minute sessions from the E-Team (24 hours’ notice required), call Ben for instruction at the Ogden Valley Branch library at 801-337-2660, or Krista at the North Branch at 801-337-2650. Book Club Discussion Series: Authors in the Neighborhood – Wed., June 1 @ 7:00 p.m. Return to River Bend by Bob Sawatzki Libraries and information will never be the same in this Dewey-Decimal-inspired novel, which follows the staff of the River Bend Library and its evolution into the digital age. This book discussion will also feature selections from The Word from Weber County: A Centennial Anthology of Our Best Writers. Author Bob Sawatzki will be on hand to contribute to the discussion and to answer your questions. Stop by the reference desk to pick up a copy. Quantities are limited. Films @ Your Ogden Valley Branch Library – Tuesdays @ 6:30 p.m. Movie Madness in the Valley! June 7 – Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (PG) June 21 – Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (PG) Cinema Saturdays – 2:00 p.m. June 4 – The Chipmunk Adventure (G) June 11 – Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (PG) June 18 – Norm of the North (PG) June 25 – Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet (PG) The 29th Annual Dick Hunsaker Shooting Camp will be held June 20 thru June 24 at Roy Junior High School (5400 S. 2100 W., Roy). The Hunsaker basketball camp is recognized as the best shooting camp in the state of Utah. For additional information, please call 801- 479-0742. Ogden Music Festival Returns for 9th Season Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music (OFOAM) proudly presents the 9th annual Ogden Music Festival, which will be held over the weekend of June 3-5. Weber County’s beautiful Fort Buenaventura will be transformed into a worldclass venue, featuring big names in traditional Americana, folk, and bluegrass music. The festival features plenty of traditional and contemporary bluegrass, folk, and Americana music by national recording artists The Wood Brothers, The Gibson Brothers, Aoife O’Donovan, Mountain Heart, The Brothers Comatose, Trout Steak Revival, and more. Additionally, more than a dozen seasoned local artists will be showcased as “tweeners,” performing short sets between the major acts. The Ogden Music Festival is also host to the Utah State Instrument Championships (USIC) with open and novice divisions in flatpick guitar, banjo, mandolin, and fiddle as well as open division fingerstyle guitar. Winners are eligible to compete at the National Instrument Championships, which take place at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas. The competitions are free and open to the public. Tickets are available online at OFOAM.org. As always, kids 16 and younger are free; otherwise, $65 until June 2; and $70 beginning June 3. Single-day entry to the festival is $30, $35 at the door, and $40 for Saturday only. For more information, visit www.ofoam.org and <www.facebook.com/ofoam> Nordic Valley Announces That It Will Be Coming Out of Hibernation This Summer Nordic Valley is excited to announce that after a great winter, it will continue to offer affordable family fun this summer! Opening June 18, summer operations will run weekends, Saturday and Sunday, thru August 21. Nordic Valley’s Apollo lift will accommodate access to the top of the resort, providing access to spectacular mountain biking and hiking trails. New this summer, swing by and check out the resort’s 9-hole disc golf course with available rental discs. Come cool off and make a splash in our new inflatable 400-foot slip and slide. Get away from the crowds and enjoy the outdoors and spend a stress-free day at Nordic with activities like volleyball and corn hole. In addition, Nordic is bringing back a Northern Utah favorite—music on the mountain on Saturday nights featuring local entertainers in concert. Bring up the family, pay by the car full, and picnic on our grassy hillside and relax to the sounds while enjoying the fine eats from Nordic Valley’s barn cafe. Alternate nights will feature a premier DJ playing all the latest tunes with an assortment of oldies. Whether looking for a great place for company or private parties, family reunions, weddings, or other special events, the beautiful Ogden Valley mountainside at Nordic Valley offers the perfect venue, with views that make saying “I do” the perfect backdrop for that perfect portrait. For more information and pricing, contact Nordic Valley at 801-745-3511 or <nordicvalley.com> Eccles Community Art Center Hosts June Exhibits During June, the Eccles Community Art Center, 2580 Jefferson, Ogden, will exhibit paintings created “En Plein Air” in the Main Gallery and feature paintings by Irene Rampton of Salt lake City in the Carriage House Gallery. A reception in association with Ogden’s Art Stroll will be held Friday, June 3 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The art exhibits will remain on display through June 27, 2016. The ECAC Plein Air exhibit is competitive; open to regional artists, professionals, and amateurs interested in creating works outdoors— on-site and not in a studio. The exhibit will include original works painted between May 20 and June 1 of this year, within the boundaries of Weber County. The Plein Air Competition boundaries were established for artists to capture the historic architecture of Ogden, and to explore with paint the natural beauty of Weber County. Patrons and art collectors are invited to view these freshly painted works or add one to their private collection. Monetary awards will be presented in both professional and amateur categories. Awards will be posted for the art stroll reception The Eccles Community Art Center is pleased to be continuing the Plein Air Competition started by the Ogden Arts Festival. Sponsor Heather Hess Lindquist will share her collection of original framed plein air works by past Ogden Arts Festival purchase award winners. They will remain on display through June 27. The staff of the Eccles Community Art Center invites you to view these exhibits through the month of June. The center is open weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Carriage House regular hours are weekdays 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For additional information, call 801-3926935 or visit <www.ogden4arts.org> FEATURING: Fresh Local Trout, Prime Rib, Steak, Lamb, Chicken Cinnamon Rolls State Liquor License 508 Ogden Canyon Make your stay special at Gray Cliff Lodge! 801-392-6775 www.OgdenArtsFestival.com HOURS Tues.-Sat. 5-10 pm Sunday Brunch 10 am - 2 pm Sunday Dinner www.grayclifflodge.com |
