This Week in SLC

Country dancing, a brewery book fair, and a guide to the city's best free concerts!

July 30, 2025

🎶 Music Events

  • The Salt Lick: (Queer Country Dancing): Wednesday, July 30, 7:00PM - 10:00PM, Milk+, Free, registration required

  • Bluegrass Jam: Wednesday, July 30, 6:00PM - 9:00PM (Jam Workshop for the first hour, Open Jam from 7:00 - 9:00), Woodbine Foodhall, Free

  • Honky Tonk: Tuesday, August 5, 7:00PM - 10:00PM, Fisher, Free

  • Keep scrolling to see our highlight on ongoing free concert series!

🍃 Movement & Nature Events

  • Solar Viewing Party: Wednesday July 30, 3:00PM - 4:00PM, Day-Riverside Library, Free

  • Pancakes & Pilates: Saturday, August 2, 9:30AM - 11:30AM, Second Summit Cider, $15 (includes Pilates class and unlimited pancakes), registration preferred

  • Wine Among The Willows: Saturday, August 2, 3:00PM - 6:00PM, Swaner Preserve, $70 (includes 4 wine samples, hors d’oeuvres, and a souvenir wine glass)

  • Bike Workshop: Tuesday, August 5, 1:00PM - 3:00PM, Day-Riverside Library, Free

🍽️ Food & Drink

🎨 Art & Culture Events

  • Landscape Yarn Painting: Wednesday, July 30, 11:00AM, Main Library, Free

  • Paint A Berry Basket: Thursday, July 31, 6:00PM - 8:00PM, Loki Coffee, $40 (includes ceramic berry basket, tutorial, materials, and 1 Loki Coffee beverage)

  • Paint Spirits, Sip Spirits: Thursday, July 31, 7:00PM - 9:00PM, Kiitos Brewing, $30 (includes one laser-cut wood ghost and frame, all supplies, 1 drink from Kiitos Brewing)

  • City Cast 801 Day: Friday, August 1, 6:00PM - 9:00PM, Gallivan Center, Free, features beer garden, live music, food trucks, and an artisan marketplace

  • Utah Queer Film Festival, Summer Outdoor Film Series: Friday, August 1, 8:00PM, Liberty Park, Free, dogs allowed, bring a blanket or lawn chair

🛍️ Markets & Shopping Events

Plan Ahead! The Utah Beer Festival is coming up on August 16 & 17. Early Bird Pricing ends at midnight on July 31, so buy your tickets now!

🔦 Free Concert Series Highlight

  • Concerts By The Creek at Anderson-Foothill Library

    • First and Third Wednesdays through September 17, 7:00PM

  • Poplar Grooves at Chapman Library

    • Second Wednesdays through September 10, 7:00PM

  • Rhythms at Riverside at Day-Riverside Library

    • Third Wednesdays through September 17, 7:00PM

  • Community Chords at Glendale Library

    • Third Tuesdays Through September 16, 7:00PM

  • Marmalade Jams at Marmalade Library

    • Second Mondays through September 8, 6:30PM

  • Sounds of Summer at Sprague Library

    • Second and Fourth Thursdays through September 25, 7:30PM

    • This Week: Garage Witch on Thursday, July 31

🏆 Dog of the Week

Wanna see your dog be featured as dog of the week? Reply to this email with a picture of your pup, their name, neighborhood, and a few of your favorite facts about them!

Scout, 6 years old, Capitol Hill

Scout is quite the unique creature. She’s a border collie, husky, pug mix, and she has the snout to prove it! Seen here at Mirror Lake, Scout loves scouting out locations, meeting new friends, and morning snuggles.

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Until next week!

Salt Lake Field Guide

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