LOGAN – The daily Cache Community Connection, Interfaith Summer Tabernacle Noon Concert Series for the most part will be held at the newly-renovated Logan Tabernacle located at 50 Main Street in Logan this year.
The concerts will begin on Memorial Day, May 26, and run until Thursday, July 31.
Craig Dunkley said the Interfaith Noon Concert Series falls under his assignment as the ‘Light The World’ Giving Machines spokesperson.
“This concert and lecture series is held in the Logan Tabernacle and is under the leadership of Carol Foht,” he said. “The Tabernacle belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Carol is from a predominantly Catholic background, making this truly an Interfaith community event.”
The Memorial Day concert featuring the Cache Community Wind Symphony will not be held at the Logan Tabernacle. Instead, it will be held at the Daines Performance Hall located at 1150 E. 700 N. on the Utah State University Campus.
The Logan Tabernacle is ready for the Cache Community Connection, Interfaith Summer Tabernacle Noon Concert Series.
“This year, most of the noon concerts and lectures will be held in the Tabernacle,” Foht said. “Halleluiah! I think people will be surprised at how beautiful it is inside. There are more restrooms, and an elevator. The remodeled building works better for the public.”
Foht added some speakers to this year’s lineup. On May 28, she titled the program Keep Your Heart Young. She has someone speaking who is in their 70’s, someone in their 80’s and the guest speaker is Jack Nixon, a Logan businessman still active at 94 years young.
On June 12, the program will feature Jake Harvath, a long-distance horseback rider from Heber City and founder of the Year of the Mustang project. He rode 6,000 miles on trained, wild mustangs from Utah to the Atlantic coast and back. Harvath passed through 25 states in total to raise awareness for the Bureau of Land Management’s wild horse adoption program in 2024.
June 16 will bring the Lyric Repertory Company who will take the audience to Christmas in July with a recounting of an extended version of Christmas in Montpelier. This was a one man show, based on the book by local historian F. Ross Peterson. Richie Call, acting as a young Ross, will talk about the process of turning the book into a play and share stories about the premiere last December.
Jennie Taylor has been asked to speak on July 29. She is the widow of Major Brent Taylor who was killed in Afghanistan during his fourth deployment and while serving as mayor of North Ogden. She is a mother of seven children.
“She is so positive and inspirational, Foht said. “Life had to go on after the death of her husband. I’ve heard her four different times; she has a great message.”
Foht said Taylor is amazing, a light that will leave everyone feeling good about life.
There will also be evening concerts at the Carol and Jim Laub Plaza located at 55 Main Street in Logan, directly across the street from the Logan Tabernacle.
On June 13, the Salt Lake Letter Carrier Band will perform at 6:30 p.m. It is an all-volunteer band with a broad repertoire of music including marches, show tunes, jazz, pop, classical, and patriotic music.
June 27 at 6:30 brings the High Desert Surfer Evening known for their rock music associated with surf culture, particularly found in Southern California. They will perform at 6:30 p.m.
The Blue Blazers, a group that loves playing jazz and blues will take the Laub stage on July 11 at 6:30 p.m.
The evening of July 25 brings The Cache Valley Good Times Marching Band to the Laub Plaza. They have been entertaining in Cache Valley since 2020 with marching band music.
The rest of the Tabernacle Concert Series will be chuck full of local talent screened for top notched performances. Foht said last year the attendance was the best it had ever been and she hopes people will take advantage of these cultural events.