What's Up Downtown - the week of September 20 - 26, 2021

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Looking for something to do?
Downtown Rock Springs is the center of activity.

• Ongoing, Yoga Classes with Salina, Escape Day Spa and Boutique, Various Times
  Discover the benefits of Yoga! Salina teaches practices to quiet the mind, soothe the body & ease back from injury.  Salina Zanetti is a Certified Yoga Instructor and will be teaching Monday - Friday in the Fitness Room at Escape Day Spa & Boutique. All ages and abilities welcome! Classes are held Monday - Friday at 6:15pm and Tuesday-Thursday at 9:30am. (Room is large enough to allow social distancing.) Drop-in rate is $10, 10 class pre-paid series is $80
  
  
• Ongoing, Coloring Contest, Rock Springs Library
  Unleash your inner artist! Grab a coloring page from the Rock Springs Library and do your best! They'll hang it on the wall when you turn it back in - and choose a winner every month!
  
  
• Ongoing, Flaunt Your Card, Rock Springs Library
  Show your library card at the Youth Circ desk of the Rock Springs Library anytime during the month of September (it's National Library Card Month!!!) and get a treat!
  
  
• Sept 21, Take 10 on Tuesday, Community-wide 
  “Take 10 on Tuesday” is aimed towards maintaining the cleanliness of Rock Springs by encouraging all city residents and businesses to take ten minutes every Tuesday to clean dirt, debris, and trash from around their homes, businesses, in nearby vacant lots, alleys, etc.
  
  
• Sept 21, Trendy Tuesday, Sidekicks Book and Wine Bar, 11 am to 7 pm
  Drinks are buy one, get one 1/2 off. 
  
  
• Sept 21, Learn the Basics of Chess, Sidekicks Book and Wine Bar, 5 to 7 pm
  Learn the basics of chess and play chess with others
  
  
• Sept 22, Educator's Night, Bitter Creek Brewing, 4 pm to 7 pm
  Bring your school ID and purchase a beverage and receive the chef choice appetizer.
  
  
• Sept 22, Toddler's in Tune, Rock Springs Library, 10:30 am
  Join the Rock Springs Library for interactive stories, songs, and yoga! For children 3 and under, and their adults.
  
  
• Sept 22, Story Time, Rock Springs Library, 1:30 to 2 pm
  Let's have fun reading, singing, and dancing at Story Time! For preschool age children, 3 - 6.
  
  
• Sept 22, Wine Wednesdays, Sidekicks Book and Wine Bar, 2 to 7 pm
  Don't miss the Sangria special
  
  
• Sept 22, Wyoming Business Council Meet & Greet, Broadway Theater, 5 to 7 pm
  Stop by and visit with Josh Dorrell, Wyoming Business Council CEO in the Broadway Theater lobby.
  As CEO of the Wyoming Business Council, Josh Dorrell provides leadership and strategic direction in all aspects of the state’s economic development agency.
  Appetizers & Drinks are provided.
  
  
• Sept 23, Pumpkins & Puppies Adoption Event, Square State Brewing, 4 to 6 pm
  Red Desert Humane Society is holding an adoption event at the square! Come fill out an adoption application while you visit and play with these cuties! Oktoberfest beer release will be going on as well!
  
  
• Sept 23, "Dear Sirs" Rock Springs Screening -- Friends & Family Night, Broadway Theater, 7:15 pm
  Please join us for the Friends and Family screening of "Dear Sirs", a documentary about Silvio Pedri's experience as a Prisoner of War in WWII. Doors open at 6:50pm, show starts at 7:15pm. This event is free and open to the public. There will be a second screening on Saturday, September 25th at 5:30pm. Both screenings are sponsored by the American Legion Archie Hay Post 24. No ticket is necessary, but capacity is limited so please RSVP on Facebook for a guaranteed seat. The remaining seats will be given out on the day of the event on a first-come, first-served basis. Masks will be available at the door. 
  
  
• Sept 24, Family Fridays, Rock Springs Library, 10:30 to 11:30 am
  Art, science, movies, and more! Come down for a different family friendly activity every Friday at 10:30! For kids of all ages and their adults.
  
  
• Sept 24, MARS Club, Rock Springs Library, 10:30 to 11:30 am
  Come down to the library for snacks, movies, STEM, and art - for kids in fourth grade and older.
  
  
• Sept 24, Music of a Community - Discussion and Concert, Broadway Theater, 6 pm
  FREE TO THE PUBLIC!
  In conjunction with the Smithsonian's Museum of Main Street exhibition, "Crossroads: Change in Rural America," the Sweetwater County Historical Museum invites you to join us for an in-depth discussion with local performing artists about how Sweetwater County has influenced, inspired, and impacted their music. Concert to follow. Doors open at 5:30 PM.
  Cash bar available for people 21 and over with a valid ID.
  Featuring:
  • Dave Pedri and the EIO Band
  • Sickamore Treezy
  • ZamTrip
  Q&A Discussion Panel Hosted By:
  • Andrea Graham, Folklore Specialist, University of Wyoming

• Sept 24, Steven Davis in concert, Sidekicks Book and Wine Bar, 7 to 9 pm
  Sidekicks is your place for live music on Friday night.  Come enjoy a cocktail and some live music with friends or your date. 
  
  
• Sept 25, "Dear Sirs" Movie Premiere, Broadway Theater, 5:30 pm
  A Night at the Movies Presented by the American Legion Archie Hay Post 24.
  Please join us in honoring and remembering the stories of WWII servicemen with the screening of "Dear Sirs", a documentary about Silvio Pedri's experience as a Prisoner of War in WWII. RSVP to the screening on this event page or by messaging us "@Dear Sirs- A Wyoming WWII Film" so we can get a headcount. Admission is free. We'll be accepting donations to help share the story with communities around the US through more screenings like this.
  Meet & Greet with the filmmakers, Mark Pedri and Carrie McCarthy at the American Legion Archie Hay Post 24 directly following the film.
  
  
• Sept 25, toasty oktoberfest hoist, Toastmaster Bar & Liquor, 8 pm to 2 am
  Free hats to the first 50 people!!!! Dress up in your best oktoberfest win one of the beer mugs!!!! Come sing your heart out at karaoke that night as well!!!! We are sure to have a good time!!! All Sam Adams beers will be $3.00 ALL DAY LONG!!!! 
  
  
• Sept 25, In Heaven There Is No Beer, That’s Why…We’re Throwing A Tailgate Party!, Square State Brewing, 1 pm
  It’s Tailgate Time! Head on down to the taproom and let Mike and Larry grill you up some delicious food while you listen to the game on the patio or watch it in the taproom on the TV. Have that amazing football dish you’re dying to share, bring it on down! There will be prizes, amazing bbq and of course your favorite brews! We will see you at the Square!