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Your Living Room... In The Mountains! Jul 31, 2017

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Your Utah host Taylor Powers finally had a chance to visit the famous Living Room in the foothills above Salt Lake City's University neighborhood.

The trail is short and well traveled, and it takes you to a series of locations where large stones have been arranged into pieces of furniture. The view of the valley is awesome.

Ethan Millard took a trip to Smith & Morehouse reservoir. It's a small lake near the top of the Weber River. The water is cold and the view is spectacular. It really is a mountain lake.

There is camping and fishing. Wake rules are enforced so there are mostly canoes and paddleboards.

There Are Fantastic Beasts At Snowbird Jul 20, 2017

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Every Friday night at dusk, Snowbird screens a free family movie.

The films are projected on the side of the tram house and you're welcome to bring coolers and lawn chairs. Remember your jacket.

Here are the remaining dates in the series.

July 21- Moana (Walt Disney_

July 28- The Sandlot

August 4- Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them

Your Utah hosts Taylor Powers and Ethan Millard also talk about Ferguson Canyon, a little known hiking and climbing spot near Big Cottonwood Canyon. It's beautiful but vandals have been up there ruining it.

The canyon is part of Uinta- Wasatch- Cache national Forest and dogs are allowed (on leash only)

The trail head can be found at the top of Cottonwood Heights.

You Can Actually Touch Sea Life- In Utah! Jul 13, 2017

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Host Ethan Millard took his kids to Loveland Living Planet Aquarium and was really surprised at how comprehensive and fun the experience was.

There is an area to actually touch sea life and really great exhibit on Utah lake stream habitat.

The aquarium is in Draper, with good visibility from I-15. Look for the building that has a shark fin out front.

Learn more at TheLivingPlanet.com

Host Taylor Powers took some friends to the Park Silly Sunday Market.

She was impressed by the variety of activities and the community feel.

There is lots for kids to do and there were many local farmers selling fresh produce.

Check it out at ParkSillySundayMarket.com

Paddle Board The High Uintas Jul 11, 2017

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Host Taylor Powers reviews her experience floating the Weber River.

Her trip was guided by Barefoot Tubing, though there are several outfits that will provide you with tubes, life jackets, and shuttle your group to and from the river.

Ethan Millard provides some new information on the famous Mirror Lake. High up in the Uinta Mountains, Mirror Lake is cold year round and amazingly beautiful.

There are established campsites that can be used for a fee. There is also a fee for day use. The lake is open to non motorized watercraft and fishing.

Free Health Care For Families This Weekend Jul 06, 2017

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The CARE Fair is one of Utah's most impactful community events.

The fair provides health services to anyone who may need them. From dental cleanings to pelvic exams, all is offered free of charge.

In partnering with the University of Utah School of Medicine and School of Dentistry, the CARE Fair brings quality health care to the entire community.

There are a number of great services for children and families. Immunizations will be updated for children who need them, and bike helmets will be given out for free.

The CARE Fair also gives away child car seats and makes sure they are the right size for your children and that they're installed correctly.

Other totally free services provided include

Physical exams, well child exams,

dental cleaning, exams, and sealants

Vision and glaucoma screening

Hearing screening

Diabetes and cholesterol screening

Mental health assessments

Pelvic exams and Pap tests

Breast exams

STD testing

The event will take place at Horizonte School, 1234 South Main Street in Salt Lake City.

For more information, visit the Junior League website

Olympic Park Ski Jump Becomes A Slip 'n Slide Jun 29, 2017

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The band America is performing at Smith's Ballpark for July 4th! All tickets are general admission and can be found at slbees.com

The Salt Lake Bees have been doing some cool things for July 4th when they don't have home games. This concert will be great.

That's just one of the great activities hosts Taylor Powers and Ethan Millard cover in this July 4th special preview episode.

As always, the Sugarhouse 4th of July fireworks will be another great option for your family. Check out the list of events at the Sugar House Chamber Facebook page.

Planned events include live music and food from Apollo Burger.

Acts include: Flint and Steel Bluegrass, Christian Coleman and The Blue Zen Band, DJ Bentley, Backyard Revival, Powerhard, Simply B, Will Baxter Band, JT Draper, Steve Stewart, Troubled Youth Blues Band

The Utah Olympic Park is hosting a Slip 'n Soar on July 4th. For a fee, you can slide down the ramp used to train freestyle skiers and land in the pool. It is CRAZY! For this event, you have to be 18+yrs old. Check it out here at utaholympiclegacy.org

Finally, if you want a cool small town July 4th, consider hitting up Park City. They're hosting a pancake breakfast and a street carnival and parade. Cole Sport is sponsoring a 5k and there is a lot of great family events and entertainment. Fireworks at dusk. Hit this link for complete info

Gallivan Plaza Does FREE & Awesome Work Breaks Jun 27, 2017

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You can find all this information at TheGallivanCenter.com

Hit up Gallivan Plaza for a FREE Family Fun Day.

Family Fun Day is held one Tuesday every month from 11am- 2pm. Bring the kids to the plaza for prizes, entertainment, face painting, inflatable games, a petting zoo, and a train.

The two remaining Family Fun Days are July 11 and August 8.

The Your Utah hosts, Taylor Powers and Ethan Millard, also talk about a few other Gallivan events that are more for grown ups during the work week.

Make sure you hit up the Lunch Bunch Concert Series for a great lunch time escape. Lunch Bunch Concerts are held (almost) every day from 12pm- 1pm.

Maybe the most impressive Gallivan event is Weekday Workouts. These are group workouts held Mon- Thurs at 5:30pm. The workouts alternate between Yoga style and boot camp style.

Just like the other Gallivan events we feature in this episode, the Weekday Workouts are FREE

Park Silly Sunday Market Jun 22, 2017

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Taylor Powers gives a review of Snowbasin Resort's summer- long Blues, Brews and BBQ festival. It's every Sunday afternoon and it's totally free. You just have to pay for the food.

Taylor reports everything was awesome.

Also in this episode, Ethan Millard sets up Park Silly Sunday Market, a farmer's market type event in Park City.

This is becoming a great weekly event and the community is really proud of it. Check it out at their website, parksillysundaymarket.com

Utah Arts Festival AND A Gateway Solution Jun 19, 2017

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Ethan Millard took his kids to the Utah Chalk Art Festival to benefit Utah Foster Care.

He gives a very positive review in this episode.

He also talks about Gateway Mall as a host for this kind of event.

Taylor Powers then rolls out some info on Utah Arts Festival, one of the great Salt Lake events.

June 22-25 2017 at Library Square, Utah Arts Festival blends all types of art and performance. It's very awesome.

A few cool features include VIP lounges and a bicycle valet so you don't have to worry about locking up your bike. Totally worth it.

Taylor also recommend planning to see the performances by Shooter Jennings and RJD2

Check it out here at uaf.org

Olympic Day! Jun 16, 2017

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Enjoy Utah's olympic legacy on Olympic Day, June 25, 2017.

Head up to Olympic Park near Park city for the celebration and to meet some Olympians.

You may also want to try Blues, Brews, & BBQ at Snowbasin. This festival runs every Sunday afternoon all summer. It's totally free!

Click here to visit the Blues, Brews & BBQ page at Snowbasin.com

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