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JUNE BIGGIES & LOCAL PICKS

Not-To-Be-Missed Events In Ogden This Month And Editor’s Local Picks

‘THE BIGGIES’ IN JUNE

All Month Farmers Market Ogden, Saturdays through September 14, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Historic 25th Street, FREE

5.31-6.2 16th Ogden Music Festival, Friday, May 31 through Sunday June 2, Fort Buenaventura, Ogden, Molly Tuttle/Sarah Jarosz/Hayes Carll/Say She She/Celisse/Pixie and the Partygrass Boys and more, award-winning American Roots music, camping + workshops + food truck, $25+, kids 16 & under FREE

5.31 New Exhibit: A Dream That Comes in Color by Megan Geckler, Friday, May 31, Dumke Arts Plaza, 445 25th Street, outdoor art installation with kaleidoscopic color, curated by WSU’s Shaw Gallery, FREE

5.31 Cornerstone Ceremony, Friday, May 31, 5-9:30 p.m., Ogden Union Station, 2501 Wall Avenue, celebrating 100th anniversary of the Union Station, time capsule reveal + speakers + Ogden Poet Laureate Angelika Brewer, FREE

5.31, 6.1, 6.2 “Company,” Ziegfeld Theater, 3934 South Washington Boulevard, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 7:30 p.m., musical, $26.95/$24.95 child

6.1-2, 6.11-16, 6.25-30 Ogden Raptors, Lindquist Field, 2330 Lincoln Avenue, Ogden Pioneer League baseball team, home games, $8+

6.7 Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll, hosted by Ogden City Arts, Friday, April 5, 6-9 p.m., Historic 25th Street / Ogden Union Station / The Junction / Downtown Ogden / Nine Rails / WSU, free, more info here.

6.7 Historic 25th Street Car Show, Friday, June 7, 5-9 p.m., Historic 25th Street, 300+ vehicles + live music + shopping + dining, FREE

6.7 Birds & Brews, Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12th Street, Friday, June 7, 5:30-9 p.m., live birds + brews + bird trivia + live DJ + food, $50/$45 ONC members, 21+ event

6.7 TwoBit Motoshow & Open Studio Night, Friday, June 7, 2-9 p.m., The Monarch, 455 25th Street, live music + film festival + live pinstriping + on-site tattoos, FREE

6.7-6.9 Ogden Tattoo Convention, Friday, June 7 through Sunday June 9, Ogden Union Station, 2501 Wall Avenue, 100+ tattoo artists + live music + vendors + food trucks, $20 weekend pass/$10 single day/kids 12 & under FREE

6.8 Bournonville w/ Chamber Orchestra Ogden, Peery’s Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Boulevard, ballet, $15

6.9 Dirt Roads Couture Pop-Up Event & Beard War Contest, Sunday, June 9, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 2422 Grant Avenue, 40+ local businesses + food trucks, FREE

6.12 Jazz at the Station, Ogden Union Station, 2501 Wall Avenue, Wednesday, June 12, 7 p.m., FREE** (every second Wednesday of the month)

6.13 Sammy Brue Live w/ Congo & Co., Thursday, June 13, 7:30 p.m., Wiseguys Comedy Cafe, 269 25th Sreet, local singer/songwriters + album fundraiser, $12

6.14-16 35th Annual Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival, Friday to Sunday, June 14-16, Ogden Amphitheater, 343 East 25th Street, live entertainment + food + vendors

6.14—7.27 “The Little Mermaid,” Beverly’s Terrace Plaza Playhouse, June 14 through July 27, dates and times vary, 99 4700 S, Washington Terrace, musical, $20/$15 kids

6.14—6.29 “Rock of Ages,” Ziegfeld Theater, 3934 South Washington Boulevard, June 14 through June 29, dates and times vary, musical, $26.95/$24.95 child

6.15 Queerastic Book Fair, presented by The LQ Art Zine (@the_lq), Saturday, June 15, 4-8 p.m., book launch + live music + books + food trucks, FREE

6.22 Ogden Twilight: Cannon w/ Washed Out and Die Shiny, Saturday, June 22, 5 p.m., Ogden Amphitheater, 343 East 25th Street, $20

6.29 Untamed Pops!, by Chamber Orchestra Ogden, Saturday, June 29, 7:30 p.m., Ogden Amphitheater, 343 EAst 25th Street, annual summer concert/ live orchestra/pop tunes + food trucks + adult beverages, FREE

D’S LOCAL PICKS

DINE: Tachos, Harp and Hound/Funk ‘n Dive Bar

READ: The LQ, Issue 5, new local book featuring queer artists, launch June 15 at Queerastic Book Fair, more info @the_lq on Instagram

LISTEN: New EP “Sex,” by Die Shiny, available on all streaming, performing live at Ogden Twilight June 22

DO: Ogden Raptors games, Lindquist Stadium, 6.1-2, 6.11-16, 6.25-30