Thanksgiving Apathy Parade

The A Day of Thanksgiving Celebration, dovetailed with the Wasatch Community Foundation’s latest civic project, unfurls at Timpanogos Middle School in a two‑hour window between 4 and 7 p.m. The velvet rope is replaced by a replaced handshake, the step‑and‑repeat red by a laid‑back glass‑glazed hallway of students, and the expected dark‑suit glamour surrenders to plaid sweaters and homemade pies. The guest list is a neat medley of parents, PTA chairs, and a handful of local philanthropists who can actually afford to move around a school gym. There’s no glittering censor for traffic; the only congestion is the clip‑board‑crammed volunteers snuffling through robes to keep the bake‑on table tidy. In short, the mood is less about being seen; it’s about being seen enough to get a plate. Verdict: Send a check but stay home.