Provo, UT

Fat Cats All Out Fun is a state of the art bowling and arcade center with three locations in Utah—Provo, Salt Lake City, and Ogden. Each location offers bowling, arcade games, food, and fun.

It’s not every day that one has an opportunity to tour an LDS temple. In fact, there are only 129 of them in the world, and once they are dedicated they are closed to the general public. For members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, temples are sacred houses of the Lord and only the holiest members of the Church are admitted once the temple has been consecrated. While LDS temples can be found all over the globe, it is rare that we have an opportunity to see inside them–but here in Utah, the Draper Temple is offering public open house tours through March 14, 2009. The temple is scheduled to be dedicated March 20-22, 2009.

Sure, we all know Sundance is about the films—but let’s be honest, it’s just as much about the celebrity sightings, and who can blame us? It’s fun! Tip: be courteous, patient, and alert–and dress warmly.

To get wait list tickets, they give out numbers 2 hours prior to movie time. So, for example, for a 3 p.m. film you need to be in line no later than 1 p.m. After you get your wait list number you have to come back no later than 30 minutes before the film starts, and get in line in numerical order. You must be in line 30 minutes prior because they cut the line off, and if you’re not in line by then it doesn’t matter what number you have, you have to go to the back of the line. If seats are available, you exchange your wait list number for a movie ticket. Tickets cost $15, cash only.

I bet most of you already knew that there was an art museum in the University Mall, but I was shocked when I found out. I’d lived here for probably three years and been to that mall countless times, but I’d never seen it. Well, today (after I’ve been living here for over five [...]

Here in the Fork (the American one) we’ve been blessed lately with an abundance of new and fun places to go for eating and entertainment. With national chains like the Olive Garden and Paradise bakery opening in the last couple of months, along with several local eateries, life has been good. This past summer [...]

Ogden City’s Christmas Village is located on historic 25th Street and Washington Blvd. There are at least 50 cottages (including a replica of Union Station), sponsored by local businesses. The Christmas Village cottages are lit each night from 5 p.m. to midnight until January 1, 2009. Admission is free. This winter or next, definitely put this on your Christmas list of things to do!

The “Lights Before Christmas” display in Layton is free, and you can walk through or drive. If you walk wear warm clothing and boots, and a thermos of hot chocolate would be a nice touch. There are more than 100 figures (a whale, elephant, giraffe, mermaid, cars, trains, frogs, Santa and much more!) comprised of about 250,000 lights, plus another 150,000 on the trees. With music drifting through the night air, it’s a mini wonderland worth seeing if you happen to be in the Layton area.

This Nutcracker performance is “pure ballet”–no over-the-top special effects, just beautiful, lyrical dancing from a ballet company we are lucky to have right here in Utah.

A visit to see the elves at Gardner Village is a great way to get into the holiday spirit (as if kids don’t have enough on their own!).