The Toyota Challenge includes competitions in BMX (park, vert and dirt) and skateboard (park and vert), along with a freestyle motocross jam session. You can catch all the action as NBC broadcasts the events on Saturday, September 19 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST and Sunday, September 20 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST.

In addition to all the competitions, breakout Hip-Hop artist, Asher Roth, will headline the Verizon Wireless music stage on Friday, September 18th at 9:00 p.m.

The athlete roster includes the who’s who in action sports, highlighted by skateboard superstars Paul Rodriguez and Chaz Ortiz, BMX veterans Dave Mirra and Jamie Bestwick and freestyle motocross daredevils Robbie Maddison and Nate Adams.

Aside from all the amazing pros, this year the Toyota Challenge also hosts the Dew Tour’s official amateur series, the Gatorade Free Flow Tour (GFFT). Over 70 of the country’s best amateur skateboarders and BMX riders will be in Salt Lake City vying for a chance to compete against the pros in Orlando.

Don’t miss the chance to catch the best in action sports live in Salt Lake City. Tickets for the Dew Tour’s Toyota Challenge are just $15 for adults and $5 for kids, on sale at Ticketmaster, Ticketmaster.com and select Ticketmaster retail outlets or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

Check it out. These atheletes are amazing. The schedule of events over the next four days is listed below.

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The complete schedule of events for the Toyota Challenge is as follows:

Thursday, September 17th – Gates Open at 3:00PM
3:00PM – 4:30PM SKB Vert Prelims
3:30PM – 5:00PM BMX Dirt Prelims
5:00PM – 7:00PM SKB Park Prelims
7:30PM – 9:00PM BMX Vert Prelims

Friday, September 18th – Gates Open at 2:00PM
2:00PM – 4:30PM BMX Park Prelims
5:00PM – 6:00PM SKB Vert Final
6:45PM – 7:45PM GFFT SKB Vert Final
8:00PM – 9:30PM BMX Dirt Final
9:30PM – 11:00PM Concert – Asher Roth

Saturday, September 19th – Gates Open at NOON
1:30PM – 3:00PM BMX Park Final
2:30PM – 3:30PM GFFT SKB Park Final – Round 1
3:45PM – 5:15PM GFFT BMX Park Final
5:30PM – 6:30PM GFFT SKB Park Final – Round 2
7:30PM – 9:00PM SKB Park Final
9:30PM – 10:00PM SKB Best Trick Contest

Sunday, September 20th – Gates Open at 11:00AM
1:00PM – 1:30PM GFFT BMX Vert Final
2:15PM – 3:45PM BMX Vert Final
4:15PM – 5:00PM FMX Jam Session

Jazz On The Plaza Concert Schedule

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm…Every Thursday

June

4th         Nicole Madison Quintet
11th       Keven Flynn and The Svengali Jazz Quartet
18th       Chris Hough Quartet
25th       Fat Soul 

July

2nd        Great Basin Street Band
9th         Herschel Bullen/Jim Guss Quintet
16th       Jerry Floor Quintet Featuring Bob Bailey
23rd      Steve Lindeman Quintet
30th       Jay Lawrence Quartet

Check it out.  Remember it’s Free, and it’s every Thursday evening during June and July.  See ya there.

Enjoy,

DoSLC

The home of the Salt Lake Bees baseball team now has a new name: Spring Mobile Ballpark.

The club reached an agreement with Spring Communications last month on a multi-year naming rights deal. Spring Communications is a telecommunications company located in Utah, Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming.

The agreement is for at least five years, and could stretch to 15, club and city officials said in a press conference last month..

The city-owned ballpark, which seats 12,000, opened in 1994 as Franklin Quest Field. Franklin Covey purchased the name rights to the stadium in 1999 and for the last 10 years the home of the Salt Lake Bees has been known as Franklin Covey Field.

I must admit it will take a little getting used to… much like the name change from the “Delta Center” to the “Energy Solutions Arena” that happened last year.  After all “Spring Mobile Ballpark” doesn’t exactly roll off of  the end of your tongue.

But the park is still one of the most beautiful, picturesque minor league ballparks in America.  It’s a great way to spend a nice relaxed, summer evening with family or friends… no matter what the heck the name of the park is.

To buy tickets for any of the upcoming games click on the Ticketmaster ad on our main directory page. 

To learn more about the Salt Lake Bees games click here.

Red Rock Brewing Company

 However, the vision for this little old warehouse was one with great potential, offering much more than another bar-food joint. The idea was to expand the idea of brewpubs in Utah by offering a wide variety of brews and home-made sodas alongside quality, innovative menu choices that would leave people talking!

Red Rock Brewing Company has been recognized for its world-class beers by the North American Brewers Association (NABA), The Great American Beer Festival (GABF), The World Beer Cup, and most recently the Australian International Beer Awards. Red Rock has also received many regional awards.

Celebrating 15 years as downtown Salt Lake’s premiere restaurant and brewpub, Red Rock Brewing Company is conveniently located for a business lunch or a night on the town.

Red Rock Brewing Company
254 South 200 West
Salt Lake City, Utah