Stories about local arts and culture events and profiles about local creatives.
The One Book One Community selection this year is 'Deep Creek; Finding Hope in the High Country' which recently won the 'Reading the West Advocacy Award. Author Pam Houston, once a resident of Park City, will be returning in September to talk about her latest book.
Read MoreFor Nora Wall, a 17 year old Junior at Park City High School, 2020 began with her becoming a twice-published author. Her new science fiction book 'Time Never Stops – Musings of the Last Man' is not a sequel to her first book but contains similar dystopian themes.
Read MoreAfter my brother Rob sustained a traumatic brain injury while riding his bicycle — yes, he was wearing a helmet — I was asked to teach a course called “Writing Through Grief.” I politely declined. It had only been a few months since he’d died, and I couldn’t deal with my own feelings of ambivalence and loss — let alone guide others who had been in a similarly dark place.
Read MoreHow can a change of hair color lead to transformation into an author? Local author, Lola Beatlebrox has an answer. “At the turn of the millennium, I changed my hair color. Since then I've logged more than 500 hours in the hairdresser's chair reading and marveling at news stories about the folly of mankind. That, and a keen sense of American social issues, inspired me to create the character of Tracy Lemon.”
Read MoreBrand PC not only features local artists and makers but features amazing local writers as well. We talk to local Summit County writers hear about their craft and about their writing path and journey to BRAND PC.
Read MoreA few month’s ago a pop-up book store appeared outside of Artique in Kamas known as Paige’s Pages created by Paige Guion from Wanship. You’ll be pleasantly surprised to find an amazing selection of Utah and western authors. We wanted to learn more about Paige’s Pages and hear what she’s got planned next! We’ve asked her a few questions to find out more. You can stop by and talk to her yourself and browse the books from her pop-up shop Wednesday through Sunday from 11:00 to 6:00 at Artique in Kamas!
Read MoreThe Park City Educational Foundation, along with many community partners presents its 11th Annual One Book/ One Community event. This year's selection is The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, a book written by William Kamkwamba over a decade ago and premiered as a film at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Read MoreMelissa Marsted, the author and creative leader behind Lucky Penny Press and Silver Dollar Press, has written a total of 4 books, with 3 more books on the way to publication. Marsted was first inspired to write by her 2nd grade teacher, at the young age of 7. From then on she avidly brought journals on family vacations to take notes and typed up her version of the trip afterwards. Even with the passing of time, Marsted still writes daily. “Whether it be for an upcoming book or for personal enjoyment,” Marsted says, “she simply loves to write.“
Read MoreAfter years of working as a diversity recruiter and career coach, Greg Eisenbarth decided to write a book called, Careerismo, on what he has learned over the years, and to share it with those looking to advance their career.
Read MoreThis year, the anniversary of the Golden Spike reaches its 150th year and Spike 150 has activities and events planned all throughout Utah to celebrate. One of the events is artist Zhi Lin’s exhibit “Chinaman’s Chance on Promontory Summit” that will be showcased at Kimball Arts Festival.
Read MoreLeslie Miller's relocation to Park City happened accidentally and long ago. She'd heard tales from friends of deep, powder skiing with snorkels. In 1973, Leslie, her college sweetheart and her dog were turned away from living in Little Cottonwood Canyon due to it being a watershed and directed up to an unknown place called Park City. Leslie's activism accomplishments are endless and on-going. She worked for the “Park Record”, was a contributing writer for “Park City Magazine”, and published the “Wasatch Mountain Times”. In 1991 she was elected to the Park City Council as an open space advocate.
Read MoreMark Eaton, former Utah Jazz center, retired in 1994 but didn't drift far from the spirit of the game. He worked in broadcasting and was often asked to speak to various groups which led to his transformation into a motivational speaker and now an author.
Read MoreAn unexpected find tucked away in her parents' closet was the first step of Bonnie Park's journey to becoming a memoirist and author. Her parents passed away shortly after celebrating 70 years of marriage. In April of 2012, while cleaning out their apartment, a box surfaced, filled with correspondence and the details of their courtship over distance and time.
Read MoreShannon Bahrke Happe, Olympic medalist in freestyle skiing, founder of Team Empowerment Hour, motivational speaker and entrepreneur has added another accomplishment to her resume — author.
Shannon's trademark “hot pink hair” has long inspired her determination for success and now given rise to the theme of her new book.
Read MoreAfter years of working for various Fortune 1000 companies, Bill Mullen longed to get out of the corporate scene and move where he wanted to live as opposed to where a company wanted to move him.
No stranger to a small-town scene, since there were only 24 in his high school graduating class, Park City seemed a good match. Bill and his wife Carole, put down a payment on a house in Prospector during a Christmas ski trip in 1988. “We have celebrated Christmas in that house since 1989. My wife Carole & I moved here permanently in July 1994 to the house in which we live in Hidden Cove.”
Read MoreThe late Jim Powell, resident and generous patron to Park City Library, built a bridge between our local library and the Bimal Library in Dharan, Nepal. A soldier during WWII in the 10th Mountain Division, Jim came to know the Ghurka soldiers from Nepal. Years later, he reconnected via the internet and visited Dharan, Nepal.
Read MoreLocal author, Amy Roberts began her career as a journalist working in TV news and transitioned into writing features and travel articles for magazines. “The economy crashed in ’08 taking the print media industry down with it. I had to get a ‘big girl’ job and began working on the opposite side of the business in PR and communications.” Today, in addition to her magazine articles and a weekly newspaper column, she is the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications for the Kimball Art Center.
Read MoreThe summer is a great time to challenge yourself to embrace the power of stories. Stories can be told in many different ways that can be fun and playful. The Park City community can embrace the power of stories at the Park City Library this summer through singing, reading, talking, reading, writing, and playing.
Read MoreDebbie Leaman, a freelance writer and writing coach, is someone who is passionate about writing, aware of it's challenges, and wants to share her personal experiences to promote the benefits of writing to help others.
When approached with the topic of writing, many people say that they can't write. It's not for them. Debbie notes that "my experience as a freelance writer, writing coach, and developmental editor has taught me that everyone can write. Sometimes all we need is a little help."
Read MoreLocal author Bobbie Pyron made a giant leap from being a working librarian who loved to write, to getting that first book published. A life-long passionate reader who considered books her best friends, Bobbie always knew she wanted to be a writer. “I couldn’t imagine anything more wonderful than writing a book, seeing it on a library shelf, and into the hands of a reader like me.”
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