October starts Thursday, and the east bench has decided it is pumpkin season. Wheeler Historic Farm opened its Pumpkin Days maze on September 25 and runs it through October 31. This week has two markets, a whale and an evening of John Cage, which may be the first time anyone has put those in one sentence. Bring the jacket you swore you were done with. | Whale Fest takes over 9th & 9th SaturdayWhale Fest takes over the 9th & 9th Business District on Saturday from 2 to 7pm, centered on 1100 East and 900 South. Crafts, vendors, live music, food trucks, contests and a parade. A four-year-old gets a parade and crafts. The adults get live music and food trucks. Everyone gets a whale festival in a landlocked state. The city's schedule runs a costume contest, a whale call contest, opening remarks and the parade, with live music into the evening. Practice your whale call in the car. Nobody can hear you there. The costume contest is also the first good use all year for the whale costume you have been saving. If you go: walk or bike in if you can, and bring a bag for the crafts. |
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Sugar Fest at Sugar House Pub 3 PM Sugar House Pub hosts Sugar Fest on Saturday, October 3, from 3pm, with live music 6 to 8pm. Any price would be on its page. Whale Fest wraps at 7, so do the whales first and get to the pub for the music. |
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Bohemian Bum Farmer's Market 10 AM Bohemian Bum Farmer's Market sets up at The Gateway on Sunday, October 4, at 10am, the weekend's only morning start. Any price would be on its page. It is for the households that are up early regardless, which is every household with a toddler. |
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John Cage at Westminster 7:30 TO 9:30 PM$20.00 Westminster's Concert Series plays the music of John Cage in MusiCircus on Monday, October 5, from 7:30 to 9:30pm. Tickets are $20. That is two hours of John Cage on a Monday night. Eat first. |
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| Wheeler Historic Farm takes $2 off Pumpkin Days on Tuesdays through October 31: the $12 ticket (maze, playland, one wagon or cow train ride) is $10. Ages 2 and under are free with a paying caregiver. |
| | Bandit's Grill & Bar runs kids eat free on Mondays at 3176 E 6200 S in Cottonwood Heights: one kid's meal per adult entrée. Two adult entrées cover two kids. |
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OPEN SLOT Fueled by nobody yet. This slot is open and unpaid, and when someone takes it, it will carry their name and a Sponsored tag every time. We only run sponsors we would tell a neighbor about, so if that describes your business, write to us about sponsoring The Bench Press. |
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Three Locals: taco shops Three places on the bench, picked off the map. Nobody paid for this and we are not vouching for anyone. Know a better one? Reply and name it. |
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Before Big or Little Cottonwood this weekend, check the official road status that morning. Pack a warmer layer than the valley suggests. October at a trailhead is not October on your porch. The valley forecast is not the canyon forecast this time of year. If the road report and your weather app disagree, believe the road report. Where do you take out-of-town family on a Saturday when the canyons are a parking lot? Send us the place, the street it is on and why it works. A sentence is plenty. The best ones may run in a future Set, and we will ask before printing a name. Two markets this week. We would take Friday at Millcreek Common over Sunday at The Gateway, mostly because Friday comes with live music and Sunday comes at 10am. Friday or Sunday? Reply and tell us which market wins. If neither does, the whale does. Share this with a neighbor and point them to the Bench Press signup. Re-rack the weights on your way out. |
