Twilight to Midnight Activities ~ 7:00pm – 12:00 MidnightEvent Button & Wristbands$5.00 per adult 12+ years, $4.00 per child 3-11 years |
| Main Stage – Town Square – featuring regional and local entertainment – This year help us set a U.S. record with the most paper airplanes taking off at the same time! We will also be announcing the winners of the “Your Flight’s in the Bag” seats on the inaugural fl ight at the new St. George Airport. Karaoke Stage – West Parking lot – Town Square – Share your voice with others at Twilight to Midnight Celebration St. George Tabernacle Stage – (St. George Tabernacle) Get warm and enjoy classical, acoustic and accapella performances in the Historic Tabernacle Rock Band – video game (West Parking lot – Town Square) Show your group’s groove as you play the game on the big screen Patriot’s Lane – (Main Street) Try out the climbing wall and visit with representatives from the military “Swing Dance” – (3rd Floor of the Arts Building – 86 S. Main) Strut your dance moves in this newly renovated space with the Mick Jones Band. “The Spoken Word” – (Main Floor of the Arts Building) Listen to best of the Washington County School District’s “young” storytellers as they “spin” a few tales. Family Dance – dance the night away to the beat with DJ Lex. “Poetry Corner” – Main Floor of the Arts Building) The Red Rock Writers share their well versed poems and prose “Red Rock Film Festival Favorites” – (Community Arts Building) Red Rock Film Festival shares favorites from their recent acclaimed film festival First Night Art Exhibit – (Main Floor of the Arts Building) View artwork from all ages – sponsored by the St. George Arts Commission |
Magic Show with “Max the Magician” – (Social Hall – 212 N. Main Street) Young guests will enjoy magic by local magicians (enter through west entrance) Clean Hypnotist Kerry Sharp – (Opera House – 212 N. Main Street) Art Exhibit – This is your chance to experience ART with your button. Don’t miss these vibrant exhibits on the last night of 2010. You can fi nd out about some of the other programs offered by YOUR Museum. – (St. George Art Museum – 47 E 200 N) Kids Area – (Town Square – near the river feature) “Make N’ Take” arts & crafts Activity Zone – West Parking Lot – Bouncers, large slides, climbing wall, Twilight to Midnight train in the parking lot between the Arts Center and Library BIG TOP – Festival Lawn area – Take a minute and relax under the tent – get warm and enjoy virtual soccer courtesy of SUSA Obstacle Course – Festival Lawn area – Do your best as you face this tricky course Food Court – West Parking lot – Enjoy tasty food, treats and drink (both warm and cold) from local vendors “We’ve Got Game Show!” – Main Street – It’s Game Show night! The stage is set, and we are excited to bring the game to you. Great prizes and fun for all! Drum Circle – Gazebo – come together with friends and others as you share the beat of life |
Kokopelli Garden – Lawn area near fl ags – Town Square View large scale Kokopelli’s decorated by art students from local schools and others that refl ect the current and past New Year’s Eve celebrations. Photo Op – (Main Street) Have your picture taken and commemorate the night Outdoor Chess – (Town Square – splash pad) Try your hand at chess or play with the oversize chess pieces Resolution Screen and St. George Trivia – (Town Square – east side of the Tower) Use your techno skills and share your New Year’s Resolution with others via text messaging Wandering Entertainment – throughout the event Singers, clowns and magicians will be out and about to entertain throughout the evening. Challenge Field – (Lawn area near fl ags – Town Square) Share your “Challenges Met or Challenges Yet” with friends, neighbors and others Children’s Special Fireworks – Scheduled at 10:00 pm for our young guests who can’t quite make it up to midnight Sidewalk Chalk Art – (Pavillion area – near the river feature) View works of art created on the sidewalk by local artists: Diane Crockett, Tanya Perez, Ana Perez Rojas, Patty Lewis, Cindy McFadden, Lisa Roland, Aimee Bonham, Reece Thompson, Melissa Barrett, Laurie Johnson, Stephanie Wheeler, and Amanda & Jordan Green. 1st Night Fireworks Spectacular – At the stroke of midnight, watch the skies light up with fi reworks galore |
First Night to Twilight?
By Marc Mortensen
In late December 1999 people throughout Southern Utah and around the world were talking about “Y2K” and fears were mounting about the “Y2K Bug.” On December 31st, 1999 as cities in the far-east began to ring in the New Year with celebration instead of colossal computer crashes, anxiety was replaced by jubilation here at home and nearly 20,000 Southern Utah residents and visitors converged on Historic Main Street for the inaugural First Night 2000 St. George. Since that time, hundreds of families and individuals have adopted the New Year’s Eve downtown celebration of the visual and performing arts as their own holiday tradition.
For 11 years First Night St. George offered local talent an opportunity to perform for the home crowd in a variety of venues in downtown St. George. Both indoor and outdoor venues set the stage for everything from the Rock Docs to Max the Magician to Dance, Dance Revolution to entertain thousands of First Night patrons. Additionally, the fi reworks display atop the Red Hill at the end of the evening has always rounded out the evening of revelry. That being said, the event has evolved from year to year and moved almost exclusively to the Town Square upon its completion in 2007. Well, the tradition lives on as we prepare to celebrate the beginning of a new decade in 2011 with one small exception, the name.
Yes, that’s right; you’ve probably already noticed the new name. You may be wondering why it changed. Some cities that once belonged to the First Night International organization have decided to modify their events somewhat to fi t the community they serve. A good example of this is Salt Lake City making the switch last year from First Night to the new “Eve” celebration. In our case, we felt that the move would give us greater fl exibility in the future as the event continues to evolve while still maintaining the same alcohol-free, family friendly environment we have provided at First Night.
So, how did we come up with the name? Let’s just say, it has nothing to do with vampires although I’m sure we’ll inevitably see a few at the event this year. While brainstorming the name change the suggestion was made to call the event “Last Night.” While it did make perfect sense, we felt that it was a little too obvious and too closely tied to “First Night.” The word “twilight” became a topic of discussion because of its meaning. After some discussion the phrase “Twilight to Midnight” became the preferred name because of its symbolism and literal description. Yes, the event begins at twilight and ends at Midnight!
Twilight to Midnight St. George 2011 will be held on Friday, December 31 at the St. George Town Square as well as the Pioneer Center for the Arts and Dixie Sunbowl. The event will feature a number of returning performances and activities like the Intermountain swing dance, Rock Band video game competition, Max the Magician, childrens and fi nale fi reworks displays, and high energy performances on the main stage. New to the event this year will be Kerry Sharp the Clean Hypnotist, paper airplane toss U.S. record attempt, outdoor family dance, Zumba, We’ve Got Game Show, and announcement of SGU inaugural flight giveaway winners!
We hope you and your family will join us as we ring in a new decade in Southern Utah at the biggest party of the year, Twilight to Midnight St. George 2011!