Local Author Spotlight // Liza Howell
Local Author Spotlight // Liza Howell

Local author, Liza Howell has lived in Park City for nearly 8 years but the manuscript of her new children's book THE CHRISTMAS BIRD has been around for double that.

Every Christmas for the past 15 years, Liza would think of the manuscript tucked away in her files and ponder what to do with it. Whether she was targeted by an algorithm or a higher power, she started getting emails from a publishing company. “These emails said: IS GOD CALLING YOU TO WRITE?” explained Liza. “I would look at that and say “Yes” but then hit delete. In January 2018, I decided I had time to pursue publishing and moved forward with Xulon Press.”

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LiteraryBarbara Bretz
BRAND PC 2020 Holiday Pop-Up Shop Returns Featuring Local Creative Makers
BRAND PC 2020 Holiday Pop-Up Shop Returns Featuring Local Creative Makers

The Arts Council of Park City & Summit County is excited to announce the 2020 Brand PC Pop-Up Shop this holiday season from December 11th to December 31st at 544 Main St. BRAND PC originated in 2016 and was created by the Arts Council to spotlight local creative brands—their products and their stories. This year’s three week activation serves to support our creative community and show our appreciation for the makers and creative risk takers in Summit County.

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'The Making of Americans' at Park City Museum
'The Making of Americans' at Park City Museum

Park City Museum's Tozer Gallery is hosting a powerful Smithsonian exhibit from November 10 to January 7. 'The Making of Americans' is based on the impact Jacob Riis (1849–1914) a Danish immigrant who was a pioneering newspaper reporter and social reformer had on the city of New York at the turn of the twentieth century.

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CultureBarbara Bretz
Stories of Service
Stories of Service

On Veterans Day, we honor those who have served and continue to serve our nation. To pay tribute to our service members and their families this November 11th, the Arts Council in partnership with the National Ability Center and Park City Municipal is celebrating stories of veterans to honor those who have served in our nation’s armed forces through literary art.

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LiteraryJocelyn Scudder
Helping the Community: Music Scholarship Fund
Helping the Community: Music Scholarship Fund

In 1997, The Utah Conservatory was created and exists still to this day. It’s a studio, serving as a music school, that encourages students to express themselves through sound. Directors, Debra Cook and Aaron Mitchell, stress that the studio is a place where artists can come to gather, and is a place where love and effort are some of the most important values. The Utah Conservatory stands apart from other music schools because the Conservatory operates even though they experience virtually no financial gain.

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Local Musician Spotlight // Shannon Runyon
Local Musician Spotlight // Shannon Runyon

Music is intricately woven into the fabric of Shannon Runyon’s life. Raised in Michigan to a “musical family,” Shannon grew up singing with her siblings and spent her high school years singing with a traveling youth choir and in school musicals. Falling asleep to the lull of her dad’s fingers on their piano is one of her favorite childhood memories.

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2020 Park City Museum Holiday Ornament 'Mines to Moguls'
2020 Park City Museum Holiday Ornament 'Mines to Moguls'

This year's Park City Museum holiday ornament 'Mines to Moguls' is once again designed by local artist, Peg Bodell who was given the latitude to pick the location, image and title for the ornament. “I live near the town run so I see the parallel existence of the mine and ski towers daily. The preservation of the old mining heritage and embracing the new tourist industry is what defines our community and that story is the core of our 'Town Run Neighborhood'."

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Barbara Bretz
Open Call to Veterans: Stories of Service
Open Call to Veterans: Stories of Service

On Veterans Day, we honor those who have served and continue to serve our nation. To pay tribute to our service members and their families this November 11th, the Arts Council in partnership with the National Ability Center and Park City Municipal would like to celebrate stories of veterans to honor those who have served in our nation’s armed forces through literary art.

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Open CallsJocelyn Scudder
The Glenwood Cemetery Stroll Has Gone Virtual
The Glenwood Cemetery Stroll Has Gone Virtual

The annual autumn Glenwood Cemetery Stroll has gone virtual this year. “The plan before Covid-19 was to have a tour in the Cemetery as we have had in the past,” explained Diane Knispel, Director of Education. “Due to restrictions by the Health Department and wanting to keep all guests, volunteers, and staff healthy, we opted for a virtual tour so people can enjoy the experience safely from their own homes.”

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CultureBarbara Bretz
Local Author Feature // Melanie Webb
Local Author Feature // Melanie Webb

A life-long athlete, Melanie Webb was born in Provo and grew up in Orem with epic views of Mount Timpanogos out her bedroom window. She graduated from BYU with a B.S. in Human Biology and Developmental Biology. “I left the area after college and lived in southern Utah for 5 years, Washington, D.C. for 7 years, and California for 2 years before returning home to the Wasatch Mountains.”

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LiteraryBarbara Bretz
Park City Public Art Board's Favorite Local Pieces // A Sacred Community
Park City Public Art Board's Favorite Local Pieces // A Sacred Community

In our ongoing blog series we feature Park City Public Art Board Members favorite local art pieces. See public art through new eyes and experience what makes these pieces so special from the Park City Public Art Board member’s perspective. Once you’ve read our blog, go experience these public art pieces for yourself! In this blog post we feature a favorite from new Park City Public Art Board Member, Hillary Gilson. Not only does she serve on the Park City Public Art Board, but Hillary also is the Artist and Special Event Manager at Kimball Art Center Her favorite Park City Public Art piece is A Sacred Community, the Poison Creek Tunnel Mural, by Danny Stephens, Jessika Jeppson, Rosi Hayes, Lindsey Larsen, and Miguel Galex.

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Curbside Theater // Bringing the Performance to You!
Curbside Theater // Bringing the Performance to You!

Back in March, when live performance was cancelled, Stephen Brown imagined, wrote, and took his show on the road. He says, “everything was coming to a halt, so I had this idea that I could make a high quality production in a very mobile, small stage setting, with the same caliber of artistry.” Fast forward six months, and Curbside Theater at SB Dance has performed almost 100 shows in Utah’s Salt Lake and Summit Counties.

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