Insider’s Insights

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TASTE & INSIDER

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PERFORMANCE & INSIDER

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LORE & INSIDER

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CRAFT & INSIDER

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ART & INSIDER

Sharing Art & Culture in Park City and Beyond

To provide you with some colorful, local perspectives on the area’s vast offering of arts and culture, we’ve sought out various community insiders to share their outlook. We have asked them to dish on their inside scoop, hidden gems, and local’s secrets for favorite watering holes, stylish boutiques, quirky historical facts and more. Read on, or click the link on this page, to discover their personal insights and art adventures in Park City and Summit County.

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Black and white photo of a man in a chef's uniform and glasses, standing with arms crossed, flanked by a smiling man in casual clothing holding a bicycle handlebar, and another man in a chef's uniform with hands on hips.

A woman with shoulder-length hair in a floral shirt interacts with powder and water, showing playful expressions.

Seth Adams

Restauranteur
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Scott Boberek

Executive Chef
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Casey Metzger

Mixologist
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Three men in dress shirts posing for a photo. The man on the left is holding a trophy, the man in the middle is smiling with his arms crossed, and the man on the right is holding and reading a cookbook titled 'Where Chefs Eat'.

Laurel Bartmess

Biscuit Maker
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Three men wearing matching mushroom-patterned shirts, with the man on the left holding an acoustic guitar and wearing a beanie that says 'Dept of Tries.' The man in the middle has a big smile, and the man on the right has tissue paper with the words 'Freedom' taped over his mouth.

Mary Beth Maziarz

Musician
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Bryon Friedman

Singer/Songwriter
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Three black-and-white photos of a woman with long wavy hair, smiling, holding a microphone, and laughing, wearing a black blazer.

Three black men in checkered shirts and vests, with two wearing wide-brimmed hats, posing with drinks against a plain background. The first man on the left offers a glass of beverage, the middle man adjusts his hat, and the third man on the right drinks from a glass.

F. Scott Thomson

Promoter
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Lucien Alex Campell

Musician
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Black and white photos of a man in three different poses: smiling and clapping, smiling with a sweater, and hugging a dog.

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Black and white photo of a woman in three different poses wearing a wide-brimmed hat and denim jacket. In the first pose, she is looking to the side with her hand near her chin. In the second pose, she is looking directly at the camera with her hand on her face. In the third pose, she is smiling and operating a video camera on a tripod.

Chris Waddell

Paralympian
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Three older men wearing hats and glasses, posing in front of a plain white background; one is smiling and holding a newspaper, the second is looking sideways with a serious expression, and the third is taking a photo with a camera.

Paul Tan

History Buff
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Jill Orschel

Filmmaker
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A collage of three black-and-white photos of a middle-aged man with gray hair. In the first photo, he is smiling and holding two Olympic torches. In the second photo, he is smiling with his mouth open, wearing a zip-up jacket over a plaid shirt. In the third photo, he is looking at and holding an envelope or card.

Tom Kelly

Olympic Ambassador
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Black and white photo of three men with styled hair and casual clothing. The man on the left is smiling with his eyes closed, the man in the center is smiling with his teeth showing, and the man on the right is holding a slingshot and has a slight smirk.

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Black and white photo of three pairs of smiling people, two men and four women, standing close together in a studio setting. Some of the people are holding bottles of alcohol labeled "Alpine" and glasses. They are dressed in casual clothing.

Conor Brown

Craft Brewer
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Melissa Crotty

Designer
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Sara y Rob Sergent

Craft Distillers
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Three men in casual clothing and caps holding bottles of beer, with one man kissing his bottle, against a plain background.

Triptych of women in black blazers with buttons standing against a plain background. The woman on the left wears a butterfly face mask, looking to her left. The woman in the center blows a kiss, with dark lipstick and accessories, looking at the camera. The woman on the right holds a mannequin torso, smiling at the camera.

Vanessa Di Palma Wright

Fashion Maven
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Black-and-white photo of a woman with long wavy hair, smiling, holding an arrow-shaped sign with small decorative elements, in three different poses against a plain background.

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Three women in black-and-white photos, making different expressions and holding a sketch of mountain landscape.

Lamont Joseph White

Artist
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Anna Leigh Moore

Painter
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Three black-and-white photos of man with gray beard, wearing beanie and turtleneck, in different poses, with one in sunglasses and ski goggles, holding art brushes in one hand.

Black and white photo of a woman with blonde hair wearing a black knit beanie, striped long sleeve shirt, and black t-shirt with "create." written on it, posing with a camera and a snowboard.

R. Nelson Parrish

Artist
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Blake Bellet

Graphic Designer
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Three black-and-white photos of a man wearing a black quilted Patagonia vest, with different accessories in each photo. In the first, he wears sunglasses; in the second, he has no accessories; in the third, he wears a respirator mask.

Produced by the Arts Council of Park City & Summit County with the support of Summit County Restaurant Tax Funds & the Utah Office of Tourism. Profile photos by Carla Boecklin and Blake Peterson.