DUCT TAPE REGATTA

Saturday, June 10

Gather a team of friends, family or neighbors and head up to Wayne Bartholomew Family Park following the Grand Parade on Saturday, June 10, to make a splash in the Art City Days Duct Tape Regatta.

This event will have teams building boats out of cardboard and duct tape and attempting to paddle around the pond at the park.

Anyone can participate in this event, which will be begin at 1:30 at the park, located at 1090 S. 2900 East in Springville.

Each team entering the regatta can have from two to 10 members. The teams will each receive a stack of cardboard and a roll of duct tape and then be given 30 minutes to build the most sea-worthy boat and paddle they can using those materials.

One member of the team will then race the boat around a buoy in the middle of the pond. The first team to paddle around the buoy and back to shore with- out sinking will win.

Those wishing to participate should go to www.springville.org/art-city-days/ regatta/and download the 2023 Release Form as well as the Team Information Form. All completed forms must be emailed to artcitydays@springville.org or submitted in person at the Springville Recreation Office, 443 S. 200 East, by 2 p.m. on Friday, June 9.

There will be enough materials available that day to accommodate a maximum of 35 teams.

For late registration, bring all information directly to the regatta to be put on a list in case additional spots are available. Team captains will be responsible to have their teams gathered and ready at competition time and must make sure each team member has completed the Release Form. Those without valid release forms will not be allowed to participate.

Thanks go to Advanced Graphics in Layton for providing the cardboard.

A band known for its high-energy shows will bring the rock ’n’ roll of the 1980s to Springville on Saturday, June 10, as part of the Art City Days free Family Concert and Fireworks event.

SHUFFLE, an extremely talented and popular party band based in Salt Lake City, specializes in classic stadium rock, performing music from greats like Journey, Van Halen and Survivor. They will keep audience members of all ages dancing and singing to their favorite songs all night long.

The concert will begin at 7 p.m. at the Spring Acres Arts Park, 700 S. 1300 East (just northeast of Springville High School). The gates will open at 6 p.m.

Those attending the concert will be in the best location to view the Art City Days fireworks spectacular, which will launch that night at 10 p.m. sharp from an area near the arts park. The fireworks show has been choreographed to music that will be played over a profession-