Local Author Feature // Marianne C. Bohr
Marianne C. Bohr, is one of our newest local authors. She retired in 2016 from a career in publishing and teaching middle school French and moved here from Maryland soon after.
Being skiers and hikers, she and husband Joe, love that Park City is a real town and not just a ski resort. “We also love that the international airport is so close for our frequent getaways,” explains Marianne. “Our two adult children are in LA and DC and so we chose somewhere in between they would appreciate visiting.”
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Local Musician Feature // Alicia Stockman
Local musician, Alicia Stockman is realizing a dream with the release of her debut album, These Four Walls. Singles including “Stay Between the Lines” and “Halfway to Houston” have already dropped with the full album available on November 5.
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Summit County Public Art Board's Favorite Local Pieces // Voyager II
In this blog series we feature Summit County Public Art Board Member’s favorite local art pieces. See Summit County public art through new eyes and experience what makes these pieces so special according to our Summit County Public Art Board members. Once you’ve read our blog, go experience these public art pieces for yourself!
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“Utah Immigration Through the Eyes of Emma Greally at Park City Library
Emma Greally is a photographer, author, and activist whose Art Exhibit will be on display at the Park City Library through November. Her motivation to photograph this project in black and white was to highlight the issues of race and systematic discrimination that is deep-rooted in the current immigration debate. In her own words, “I believe that as a society, are faced with a binary, or ‘black and white’, choice regarding how we treat one another, wither with mutual respect and inclusivity or otherwise.”
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Fall Friendly Films Coming Soon to Park City
With the crisp and colorful fall leaves that are reappearing to Park City, old throwback films like ‘Aspen Extreme’ and ‘Beetle Juice” return as well. Some films are old, but most are new this year. If you are antsy to put your ski boots on, we’ve got some new Ski Premieres that you are not going to want to miss.
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Gold Fever! The Untold Stories of the California Gold Rush at the Park City Museum
The Tozer Gallery in Park City’s History Museum is hosting a temporary exhibit entitled “Gold Fever! The Untold Stories of the California Gold Rush” from September 12 until November 7.
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9 to 5 the Musical at the Egyptian Theatre
The Ziegfeld Theatre’s production of ‘9 to 5-The Musical’ brings Violet, Judy and Doralee, three beloved and empowered female characters who emerged from the 1980’s silver screen, to The Egyptian Theatre stage. Meet this terrific and sometimes terrifying trio from September 10 to 19.
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2021 One Book One Community Book Selection
This year’s One Book One Community selection, The Book of Delights by Ross Gay, was selected by librarians from the Park City Library and Summit County Library in partnership with Dolly’s Bookstore and Utah Humanities.
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Local Artist Feature // Bill Silliman
Local photographer and adventurer, Bill Silliman grew up on a wheat and cattle farm in North Dakota and attended NDSU in pharmacy. Throughout his career he took photography classes and practiced his craft. “I have walked with gorillas in Rwanda, spent 12 days in The Serengeti, photographed brown bears at Katmai National Park in Alaska and stayed on Barter Island off Alaska for five days photographing polar bears from a 30 foot fishing boat. Recently, I have been taking many astro photography photos.”
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A Big Thank You To NordicTrack from iFIT, our Presenting Sponsor for Art on the Trails
Art on the Trails is coming up Saturday August 28th from 2-6pm, and you can still RSVP in advance for your preferred tour time here. This free program takes guests on a walking tour of pop-up creative performances presented by local and regional performing and visual artists along the McLeod Creek Trail.
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Wasatch Back Author Celebration at Park City Library
Park City Library is once again hosting the ‘Wasatch Back Author Celebration” involving authors who either live in or have written about the Wasatch Back. It will be held on Saturday, August 28 from 10 am to noon outside, on the patio. Overflow guests might want to bring camp chairs or blankets.
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Bonanza Art Park Paint Out // Call For Artists
Celebrating connection, art, culture, and community in Park City, UT. The Arts Council of Park City & Summit County (‘Arts Council’) in partnership with Park City Municipal Corporation (‘Park City’) invites Summit County artists and/or artist teams to apply for the Bonanza Park Paint Out to create a series of temporary outdoor art projects with a range of budgets, surfaces, and materials for the temporary Bonanza Art Park site at 1635 Bonanza Drive, Park City, UT 84060.
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2021 Park City Follies
Covid restrictions forced the cancellation of the 2020 edition as well as The Egyptian Theatre to go dark. Park City Follies 2021 will be the first live performance when the theatre reopens in August.
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Art on the Trails | Combining Artful Experiences with the Beauty of our Natural Surroundings Saturday, August 28th 2-6pm
Art on the Trails is a program that connects art and nature, and celebrates our local performing arts sector. It’s designed to promote local performing artists, visual artists, and musicians, making their work more visible to our community, as well as provide an accessible platform for our community to connect with high caliber performances that are integrated into our natural surroundings.
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People of Corn / Gente de Maiz with Artist in Residence, Jorge Rojas at the Kimball Art Center
The Kimball Art Center’s new home at the YARD in Park City is already being put to good use with their current exhibition titled, People of Corn / Gente de Maiz with Artist in Residence, Jorge Rojas. During his two month residency, Rojas has built upon his decade-long work of creating art that celebrates the spiritual significance of corn in cultures throughout the Americas. His exhibition is on display this summer from June 23rd to September 19th with free admission.
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Look Forward to the 2021 Kimball Arts Festival Coming up August 5th-8th
Mark your calendars for August 6-8th, because the Park City Kimball Arts Festival is making a much anticipated return to in-person events! The festival, which will take place on Friday, August 5th from 5pm-9pm, Saturday, August 7th from 10am-8pm, and Sunday, August 8th from 10am-6pm in downtown Park City, will feature hundreds of artists, food, and live music.
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Summit County Public Art Board's Favorite Local Pieces // How We Move
In this blog series we feature Summit County Public Art Board Member’s favorite local art pieces. See Summit County public art through new eyes and experience what makes these pieces so special according to our Summit County Public Art Board members. Once you’ve read our blog, go experience these public art pieces for yourself!
In this blog post we feature a favorite from Summit County Public Art Board member, Pete Van Stee.
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Local Author Feature // Dr. Alison Delgado
Dr. Alison Delgado is a pediatrician who has been on staff at Summit Pediatrics in Park City since 2013. She is also a runner with an amazing story to tell and now a local author. After experiencing a near-fatal accident with dim prospects for recovery Alison beat the odds and wanted to share her story of hope, prayer and love.
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Local Artist Feature // Kelly Franklin
Local artist, Kelly Franklin recently retired from a 38 year career as a mechanical engineer in aerospace, specializing in composite structures. “I retired as a senior program manager at Northrop Grumman, based in Clearfield. Who knew engineers could grow up to become artists?”
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Look Forward to Park City Institute's August Line Up
Park City Institute’s August line up is all about variety. Check out the musical and literary programming for August.
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