Stories about local arts and culture events and profiles about local creatives.
For years, Joe Totten, utilized his writing skills during his advertising career and most recently, to create his debut novel, The Law of Capture. Joe and his family moved to Park City in 1996. He eventually joined a writer’s group and got more serious about his personal writing projects. In 2016, while the book was still in process, he won the State of Utah's Writing Contest for his short story “The Starling Killers”.
Read MorePark City Museum is host to a fantastic traveling exhibit “Black and White in Black and White: Images of Dignity, Hope, and Diversity in America”. The exhibit is made up of powerful photographs taken by African American photographer John Johnson between 1910 and 1925. Johnson had no studio and so he used the natural environment around him, including his own Lincoln, Nebraska neighborhood.
A Parkite for nearly 50 years, Jim Doilney has been an educator, builder, businessman, politician and now, thanks to his experiences as an adventurer and cancer survivor, he has become an author. Riding the Scalpel is Jim’s way of sharing his 20-year saga of not allowing a cancer diagnosis put an end to his globetrotting adventures.
Read MoreThe Arts Council of Park City & Summit County is excited to welcome back their seasonal pop-up shop, BRAND PC! The 2021 holiday shop is planned for December 1st-24th in The Outlets at Park City (6699 N Landmark Dr. Space K - 110, Park City) and will yet again support the amazing creative community here in Summit County.
Read MoreOgden’s Ziegfeld Theatre is bringing their production of Monty Python’s Spamalot to Park City’s Egyptian Theatre November 12 to 27. This 2005 Tony Award winner for Best Musical is a laugh-filled, lovingly ripped off version of 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Read MoreThe Park City Museum’s annual holiday ornaments have long been a tradition for locals or anyone in search of a unique Park City memento. In the past, the ornaments featured a specific historic building but since 2019, the focus has broadened to include one of our beautiful local wildflowers and perhaps tell more of a story along with the historic scene.
Read MoreIn August, The Arts Council of Park City & Summit County (‘Arts Council’) in partnership with Park City Municipal Corporation (‘Park City’) invited Summit County artists and/or artist teams to apply for the Bonanza Park Paint Out to create a series of temporary outdoor art projects for the temporary Bonanza Art Park site on the corner of Munchkin Rd. and Bonanza Dr. The project aimed to celebrate connection, art, culture, and community in Park City, UT.
Read MoreMarianne 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.”
Read MoreLocal 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.
Read MoreIn 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!
Read MoreEmma 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.”
Read MoreWith 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreLocal 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.”
Read MoreArt 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.
Read MorePark 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.
Read MoreCelebrating 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.
Read MoreCovid 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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