Stories about local arts and culture events and profiles about local creatives.
Locals Lounge is a Facebook live music event put together by Mountain Town Music, O.P. Rockwell, Park City Summit County Arts Council, & MuSE PC. Their mission is “One [quarantined] Community Under a GROOVE!”. Bringing people together to share in the love for music during this time of uncertainty and social distancing.
Read MoreA 2019 graduate of Park City High School, local musician Wyatt Pike is making the most of his 'gap year' to write music and play locally as much as possible before attending Berklee School of Music in the spring.
Read MoreMusic plays a very important role in bringing people together. Whether it’s a festival, concert or a club night, people come together to enjoy the music that’s being played. It’s amazing to see the number of people coming from different countries in the whole world, just to be part of the experience. At festivals like Tomorrowland or Ultra, you’ll see a lot of people from all over the world to enjoy the whole musical experience.
Read MoreRound at the Rock: Songwriters is an event that looks for local songwriters to share the stories behind their music. This event will explore the meaning and inspiration behind the songs of four local songwriters. Each artist brings their own style and present their own perspective when it comes to creating music.
Read MoreThe Theatre has always welcomed an array of performers that range from professional theater and dance companies to world-class musicians, singers, and comedians. However, arguably the most important aspect of the theater is the featured performances that showcase Park City-area talent. This is specifically prevalent in the Park City Holiday Spectacular & Sing-Along.
Read Moreehind every country music hit is a group of extremely talented songwriters and these groups of individuals live their lives constantly being inspired by the world around them. With this level of experience there is bound to be a massive number of stories just waiting to be told.
Read MoreCalling all music lovers! On September 13-14th Park City’s Main Street will be inundated with musical performances by our country’s most prolific songwriters for the Park City Songwriter’s Festival. If you are a music lover, a musician, a songwriter, or someone who just likes to feel good, there will be no shortage of goose bumps and chills at this festival of award-winning talent.
Read MoreWhether you're a fan of Mighty Max Weinberg as the power behind the drums in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band or The Max Weinberg Seven you'll never have as much fun with Max and his music as you will during his Juke Box event coming to The Egyptian Theatre, October 11-13.
Read MoreThe Deer Valley Music Festival is known for consistently curating high quality and musically diverse line-ups in serene settings amongst the Wasatch Mountains. Many musicians have partnered with the Deer Valley Music Festival to provide exhilarating outdoor concerts, including the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera . The partnership between the these organizations offer pleasant cultural experiences in a gorgeous outdoor setting.
Read MoreArtists from both the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera resident artist programs performed at pop-up community concerts throughout the month of June at public libraries located in Park City Summit County. Each pop-up concert offered listeners with a unique experience. Pianos at all pop-up concerts were artistically decorated, giving attendees the chance to look at and hear two very beautiful art forms.
Read MoreThe Summit County Public Art Advisory Board and the Deer Valley Music Festival are excited to present three Art Pianos for All Pop-Up Community Concerts featuring artists from Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, which will be free and open to the public. The goal of this concert series is to bring accessible, high caliber music to our community using the Art Pianos for All program as the vehicle.
Read MoreThe anticipation builds as the students at Park City Elementary School patiently wait for their assembly to start. They are waiting to see Utah Opera’s free music education program. Within minutes of the assembly starting, the kids are in hysterics and practicing their vocal range. “Who Wants to be an OPERA STAR?” has began and the kids are loving it. For these elementary school students, this is an introduction to the art form of opera through the framework of a television game show.
Read MoreAfter 16 years of living in Los Angeles, immersed in a music career, Jody Whitesides returned to the Old Town Park City home where he grew up. As you might imagine, there are some negatives with not living in the middle of the music universe. “I can’t go do a recording session in person as easily. However, on the plus side. “I can ski in the winter and don't have to deal with LA traffic.”
Read MoreLocal musician, Alicia Stockman, recently made the monumental decision to leave Wyndham Vacation Rentals as Marketing Manager to concentrate on music. “Time was the most valuable thing I have and I couldn't divide time between marketing and music and do my best at either. I decided to give music the spotlight,” expresses Stockman “Now that I'm on the other side, I wish I'd done it sooner.”
Read MoreUtah Symphony | Utah Opera has been hosting the Deer Valley Music Festival for more than 15 years. The Deer Valley Music Festival strives to consistently deliver a high quality and musically diverse experience in casual settings of unparalleled natural beauty.
Read MoreThe 2019 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships just released a stacked music lineup for the event coming up February 1 - 10 — and we’re excited to say the least. 2019 World Champs athletic events will take place at Utah’s Solitude Mountain Resort, Park City Mountain and Deer Valley Resort, but the the performances will be in our backyard February 2, 5, and 10 on the Canyons Village Stage and Historic Main Street.
Read MoreBRANDed PC had it’s opening night on Main Street last night, and has been an amazing success! Thanks to local makers, we have a great spread of exciting and high quality merchandise— there’s truly something for everyone, making it the perfect place to buy unique last minute holiday gifts for anyone.
New this year to BRANDed PC is a singer/songwriter series featuring four local bands: The Backyard Revival, Carlos Emjay, Alicia Stockman, and Katya & Moodlite. The bands will play live Wedesday Dec. 18- Saturday Dec. from 6-7 pm. Each band gives their own unique taste of the music scene in Park City.
Read MoreCalling all talent!
The Egyptian Theatre will soon hold open auditions for their 4th annual Park City Holiday Spectacular and Sing-A-Long. At the helm again this year will be Director Amber Hanson and Musical Director Debra Cook.
Read MoreThe 2018 award for Utah's 'Best of State' to the Odyssey Dance Theatre was their lucky thirteenth consecutive win. Parkites can experience this quality dance company when they bring their highly-anticipated, annual performance of Thriller to the Egyptian Theatre September 21 - October 7.
Read MoreThe Park City Singers is a community choir welcome to all, and they are currently recruiting new members!
Renee Mox Hall, member of the Park City Singers explains “as a non-audition choir, beginners are welcome and not all members read music. Newer vocalists benefit from singing with those with more experience. All members receive a CD recording of their part which is also very instrumental to learning music. Choir membership is a learning experience for members, a contribution to and connection with the community and an avenue to new friendships."
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