WLA-Harmony Weekly Update
Keeping you informed: resources & activities for your family
School Assembly: each Friday on Zoom
Friday, Jan 6, 2023, 09:00 AM
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Statewide Activities for the Family
BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK
ONGOING Full Moon Hike Read more about how to join a Full Moon Hike, including the 2 p.m. Visitor Center lottery at https://www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/fullmoonhikes.htm
Looking for other programs during your visit? Our calendar page is frequently updated with our latest offerings at https://www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/calendar.htm
HILL AIR FORCE BASE
ONGOING Virtual Tours | Hill Aerospace Museum (aerospaceutah.org) – Hill Aerospace Museum is now offering Virtual Tours of a number of different aircraft. These Virtual Tours give you an up close and personal tour of both the exterior and the interior of the aircraft. Take a moment and take a look for yourself. To open the virtual tour, click on the Virtual Tour's title or on the "Click for More" button on the photograph.
LEHI
MONDAYS through JAN Hutchings Museum Institute (johnhutchingsmuseum.org) – Every Monday through January they are giving our school a discounted rate of $3/children 3-17 and $4/adults 18+. Our students and families can show up anytime on Mondays during December and January to receive the discounted rate. Just tell them they are with Wasatch Learning Academy.
ONGOING Thanksgiving Point Families - Thanksgiving Point - Each week Thanksgiving Point hosts educational and fun activities for families of all ages and abilities! Our Family Programs include Tales for Tots, Melody Makers, and Dirt on Dinos, just to name a few.
LOGAN
JAN 28-29 Bear Lake Monster WinterFest FREE (donations welcomed)
Anglers wading waist deep in the icy water or fishing through the ice, dip net for the Bonneville Cisco. Once the fishing limit has been caught, the crowds shift to the State Park Marina where the Monster Polar Plunge will take place. Costumes are encouraged, families and groups are welcome, and every participant gets a prize! Locals will have hot chocolate, fried Cisco, and scones available for the public to try. There will also be an Indoor Expo at The Sunrise Resort Event Center and a Winterfest Social Friday night with Karaoke and a hot chocolate bar with donuts!
OGDEN
JAN 6 Ogden's First Friday Art Stroll is held the first Friday of the month from 6-9 PM, Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll is abuzz year ‘round with exciting exhibit openings, artist receptions and live music.
JAN 20-21 Sneddon Hof Germanfest
Join us at the Ogden Eccles Conference Center for HOF Germanfest! 11am-9pm Jan. 20-21st.You won't want to miss out on the authentic food, music, and traditional dances with continuous entertainment from by the Salzburger Echo, B&B All-stars Band, Kerry Christensen and MORE! Between the show floor and the vendors this is the perfect place to share in on the German Heritage! Free Parking in the parking garage on Kiesel Ave., right behind the conference center.
OREM
JAN 7 NEW YEAR'S LUAU on Saturday, January 7, with shows at 4pm and 7pm. The members of Kanani Pua capture the authenticity of Polynesian music and dance with energy, color and beauty. Details and tickets at scera.org/events/new-years-luau or call 801.225.ARTS.
JAN 21 University Place Orem Lunar New Year Come celebrate the 2023 Lunar New Year, the year of the Rabbit! Lion Dance parades @ 12:00 & 3:00 & 6:00 pm
Fireworks at the conclusion of the 6:00 pm Lion Dance parade. The 12:00 & 3:00 Lion Dance parade will go from RC Willey to Dillard’s.
PLEASANT GROVE
Students and families with Wasatch Learning Academy will get a 10% off their tickets to Evermore. The code can be used online or at the gate and doesn't currently have an expiration date. The code is Wasatch2022
SALT LAKE CITY
JAN 5- 8 THE LEONARDO –GingerBread Lane - 2022 Information (gingerbread-lane.org)
JAN-MAR Join Salt Lake County Outdoor Programs for Winter Walks – FREE
JAN-FEB Hogle Zoo Winter Discount Days – $5 Online Admission
Utah's Hogle Zoo is offering $5 online admission every Wednesday in January & February 2023.
JAN-APR University of Utah Gymnastics is back at the Huntsman! Get your season tickets today at utahtickets.com/gymnastics. Season tickets start at $35 and are the only guaranteed way to get into our biggest meets of the season as LSU and UCLA come to Salt Lake City!
We are happy to bring back the family pass as well this season. Use the code UUGYMFP to get 5 upper bowl tickets rows 37 to 44 for $10 to any of our home meets!
ONGOING Salt Lake Public Library Events: https://events.slcpl.org/events?r=thismonth
JAN Adopt a mini stuffed-animal pet at The City Library. Throughout January, kids can pick up a new little buddy at any City Library branch, then take it home and give it a name. Be sure to take care of it! This is a fun way to help a child prepare for a real pet, or a bit of a substitute if you can't have pets in your home. Each "pet" will include a birth certificate and an activity sheet.
ONGOING Family Art Hour happens the 1st–3rd Fridays of each month, from 3:30–4:30 pm at the Day-Riverside Branch. The Library will provide supplies.
JAN Natural History Museum of Utah Discover the enduring resilience of the Khmer people in our newest special exhibition, an immersive experience filled with statues, arts, and artifacts from Cambodia. Learn more and book tickets today by visiting the link below:
JAN 28-29 Natural History Museum of Utah Join us for NHMU's seventh-annual DinoFest: Bones to Beasts on January 28-29 and explore the entire process, from digging up dusty bones to reanimating beasts in the flesh! Visit the link below to make your reservation now.
FEB Utah Museum of Fine Arts The exhibition Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea examines the perspectives of dozens of modern and contemporary artists who offer a broader and more inclusive view of this region, which too often has been dominated by romanticized myths and Euro-American historical accounts. See Many Wests starting February 5, 2023. www.umfa.utah.edu/many-wests
JAN Tracy Aviary The colder months means you won't have to deal with as many crowds! And just look how beautiful the grounds are with freshly fallen snow! Plan your visit here: https://tracyaviary.org/hours-admission
SPRINGVILLE
JAN 17 & 19 Kid Zone Chinese New Year activities at Springville Library FREE
ST. GEORGE
JAN 14 ST George Children’s Museum ribbon cutting and activities for new lending library FREE
ONGOING ST. GEORGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Wasatch Learning Academy will get discounted admission $3 per child and FREE admission for one parent to each family. need to show they are with Wasatch Learning Academy to get the discounted admission.
WASATCH COUNTY
JAN 5 US Para Cross-Country & Biathlon Nationals at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center. FREE to watch, so get over there and check out some of the nation's most amazing athletes on skis!
JAN 5 Christmas Bird Count at Wasatch Mountain State Park this Thursday, Jan. 5th from 8am to 5pm. Meet at the Wasatch Mountain State Park Visitor Center to learn all about birds in this region. Be part of the nation’s longest standing citizen science bird project. Dress warm and bring your binoculars. RSVP to kathydonnell@utah.gov.
JAN 13 FREE Ski Day for Cross Country Skiers at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center
JAN 14 Winter Festival: January 14th @ 10:00am, Wasatch Mountain State Park
JAN Midway Ice Skating Rink 4-9 p.m.; Thursday 4-8 p.m.; Friday 4-9 p.m.; Saturday 12-2 p.m.; 2:30-4:30 p.m.; 5-7 p.m.; 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Sunday 13-4 p.m. (weather permitting)
JAN Soldier Hollow Nordic Events
JAN 6-30 Heber Valley Artisan Cheese Our annual Ice Sculptures Exhibition will return in 2024, but this year we are so thrilled to announce the Snow Sculptures Stroll! FREE to the public, come make your own snow sculpture starting Friday, January 6 through the end of January (10-6pm).JAN 21 Heber Valley Airport Winterfest FREE
Food trucks, live music, vendors, art and play activities!
JAN 27-28 Skijoring Utah: January 27th-28th, Wasatch County Events Center
JAN 28 Bigfoot Snowshoe Festival - 5K, 10K, 15K, 25K, 26.2M & 50K
Snowshoe event on groomed golf course for all distances, 15K & longer also uses a single track mountain loop
WASHINGTON COUNTY
JAN 13-14 Up & Away Hot Air Balloon and Music Festival FREE
JAN 14 ST George Children’s Museum ribbon cutting and activities for new lending library FREE
WEST VALLEY
JAN 14 Vietnamese Lunar New Year Celebration FREE
Lion Dance •Firecracker•Lucky Money•Academic Awards•Ao Dai Fashion Show•Viet Food and Drinks• Booths•Kid Games•Performances, at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center
Wasatch Learning Academy
Email: piper.riddle@wasatch.edu
Website: https://wasatch.edu/wla/
Location: 180 East 600 South, Heber City, UT, USA
Phone: 435-654-6010