Camping, Creativity + Classroom Prep, Your Back-to-School Boost

  • August 7, 2025
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Summer's winding down, but there’s still time to soak up the sun and set intentions for the school year ahead. This week on Take A Hike, we explore the joy of Camping in Color, uplift youth through the Summit Rising Program's musician mentorship, and get real with Teacher Bob about how families can prep mind, heart, and calendar for back to school.

Plug into your community with tonight's guests, organizations and community events.

Summit Rising Program's musician mentorship

Summit Rising, Song Summit Foundation’s emerging artist program, empowers the next generation of musicians by providing access to mentorship, career development, performance opportunities, and wellness resources. The opportunity offers early-career artists from teens through their twenties a unique, immersive experience for local, national, and international artists. Meredith Lavitt, Executive Director, Song Summit Foundation joined by the Spy Hop's Myke Johnson, Community Programs Director, Spy Hop including students:

Meraki Padgen Lead Singer, Merakirozes, Band performing at festival on Foundation Stage @ 4:55PM 8/16 

Noelle Mayfield & Finn Payne, Band members from Miss Margaret Band performing at festival on Songwriters Porch @ 3:05PM 8/16 OPEN TO PUBLIC

Back To School Tips for Mind + Heart

Bob Violano, stops by and shares how families and their students can prep mind, heart and calendar for back to school.

Teacher Bob, is a Utah Teacher Fellow, starting his 2nd year as an instructional coach at Mount Jordan Middle school after serving the Midvale community for 10 years as an 8th grade science teacher. He's passionate about helping others grow and spending as much time as possible outside.

Take A Hike

Local hiking expert Ashley Brown, author of Urban Trails: Salt Lake City, is talking with Selam Dickerson & Rebekah Rawlings of Let's Go Outside SLC and their Annual Camping in Color event.

  • Hike of the Week: This week's hike is Big Cottonwood Regional Park loop trail.

  • EVENT: August 16-17 Camping in Color, "a weekend full of Black joy, connection, culture, campfires, and community "made for us, by us" All ages. All abilities. All love."

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