Events in Park City

Park City Event Guide: April 13-15 2018

April 13, 2018 by Colony PR

SEE: Wild Encounters: Photography by David Yarrow

Wild Encounters is a must-see for nature lovers, conservationists, photographers and anyone who is inspired by all that remains wild.

Yarrow’s photographs offer an intimate view of some of the world’s most compelling—and threatened—species, capturing the splendor and very soul of what remains wild and free in our world through portraits that feel close enough to touch.

Swaner Eco Center
Through May 13

HEAR: Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels

Devil With a Blue Dress On? That’s the hit! Ryder brings his classic tune to Park City, along with other songs that stretch from his soul-man Motown roots through R&B, gritty rock, to a bluesy funk groove.

Friday & Saturday – 8 PM

Egyptian Theatre

If punk is more your speed, The English Beat plays OP Rockwell Saturday, April 14th.

WATCH: Park City Film Series

Mud season can’t slow down the PC Film Series. Three showings of Journeys End, an intelligent, meticulously crafted drama about British soldiers in the trenches of World War I, plays the Jim Santy Auditorium Friday – Sunday.

Tales of the Night, presented in French with English subtitles, take viewers on a global journey this Saturday as part of the Foreign Cinema…For Kids! Program.

DO: Golf Season

One of the advantages of Park City life is the ability to play sports from multiple seasons back-to-back – sometimes even on the same day. 36 holes are open at Mountain Dell in Parleys Canyon (I-80) – conveniently located on the way to or from Salt Lake, should you want to dust off the skis for some morning powder in the Cottonwoods, and hit the links in the afternoon. We call it the Utah biathlon.

Stay tuned to the blog for a golf guide to the Park City area, as well as other spring and summer activities.

Closing Day: April 8th, 2018

April 6, 2018 by Colony PR

The last day on skis, when the lifts spin for the final time, might seem like sad day, but at Park City, it’s more like an on-mountain party. Spring is just ahead with flowers blooming and wildlife sightings, as well as summer hiking, biking and golf – speaking which, stay tuned next week for more on these topics – but saying goodbye for a final time to winter calls for a celebration.

Both Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley Resort plan to close April 8, with several fun events planned. Deer Valley’s closing weekend will feature several live music options, including Lash LaRue and Muddpuddle.

Find the lineup deervalley.com.

Park City Resort hosts one of the most unique parties on Saturday, April 7 – the annual Pond Skimming competition. Contestants don costumes, gather some speed downhill and attempt to cross a near-freezing pond. Most do not make it, leading to roars of laughter from the crowd!

Catch live music, the Thin Air Innovation Festival and more throughout closing weekend at Park City.

All events can be found here.

Thin Air Concert

Deer Valley Resort, in conjunction with Park City Mountain, will host the third annual Thin Air Concert on Main Street. The show will feature Citizen Cope, (a.k.a. Clarence Greenwood). Cope’s music is an eclectic mix of rock, blues, hip-hop, and folk influences that fuse together to form a unique, soulful sound. For Thin Air 2018, he’s bringing along an ensemble of musicians for an amazing night of acoustic-driven rock. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. on lower Main Street.

More skiing

If you are still jonesing for a few more turns, Alta and Solitude both stay open until April 15, Brighton is planning on April 22, while Snowbird intends to stay open as long as they have snow – some years well into May or June.

Epic Pass

It’s never too early to think about next year, and the Epic Pass in on sale already. The Epic Pass will cost $899 and is the best way for Utah skiers and riders to access Park City Mountain’s 348 trails all season long. If you are OK with blackout dates and other limitations, the Epic Locals Pass is available for $669.

There were several upgrades to the Epic Pass as well, including the addition (with limited access) to Telluride in Colorado, Hakuba Valley in Japan and Resorts of the Canadian Rockies across Canada, bringing The Epic Pass to now offer access to a total of 61 resorts worldwide.

Passes can be purchased at EpicPass.com

IKON Pass

With Deer Valley’s sale and acquisition, the newly formed Alterra resort group has introduced the IKON Pass for their family of resorts, which includes Deer Valley, AltaSnowbird, Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows, Aspen & more.

Offered at two different levels, either $599 or $899, unlimited skiing is available at about a dozen resorts, plus either five or seven days at the rest of the participating 26 worldwide resorts.

More information is available at ikonpass.com

Last Friday Gallery Stroll

March 30, 2018 by Colony PR

The Park City Gallery Association hosts a gallery stroll on the last Friday of each month, falling on March 30th this month. Running from 6 – 9 PM, light refreshments are served to art patrons as they discover some of the incredible local artists who call Park City home.

Most of the twenty or so galleries are on, or within a couple blocks, of Main Street, making for an enjoyable walk – especially if you start at the top of Main and wind your way downhill. Printing out this handy gallery map before heading to town makes finding your preferred stops a breeze.

Some of our favorites are Gallery MAR, and J GO – both between 4th and 5th Streets on Main. The next block uphill is home to seven galleries, including Mangelsen – Images of Nature Gallery, featuring the work or famous nature photographer Thomas Mangelsen. His limited edition prints of wild places and animals would be a perfect complement to a mountain home at The Colony.

Don’t miss galleries on Lower Main as well – each are worth the walk to the other side of town. Julie Nester Gallery is a must stop to take in the ever-rotating collection of contemporary art pieces.

Find up to date information on the Gallery Association facebook page and website.

Park City Events Weekend of March 23-25

March 26, 2018 by The Colony

Eat: Trisaetum Wine Dinner at The Farm

Enjoy a multi-course dinner at The Farm, in Canyons Village, paired with selections from Trisaetum Winery.
Menu & Wine Pairings.

Reservations required.
6:30 PM. Wednesday, March 28.

Ski:

Park City Pink

Hit the slopes with Pink Park City– a ski day to conquer cancer. This charity ski event will be held at Park City Mountain Resort’s Canyons Village and will be raising money for all types of cancer research taking place at Huntsman Cancer Institute – one of the counties best cancer centers, located in Salt Lake City.

Participants can sign up solo or with a team and are given access to a personal fundraising webpage. Park City Pink is a day full of skiing, live music, activities for all ages, costume contest, prizes, and a Checkpoint Challenge.

More information at pinkparkcity.com
Saturday, March 24.

Watch:

The Post at Park City Film Series

A thrilling drama about the unlikely partnership between The Washington Post’s Katharine Graham, the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and editor Ben Bradlee, as they race to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned three decades and four U.S. Presidents. Steven Spielberg directs Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in The Post – the first time all three have collaborated on a project. The film has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture Of The Year.

Jim Santy Auditorium
8 PM Friday & Saturday
6 PM Sunday

See:

Shane Coyzcan at the Eccles Center

Shane Koyczan originally gained fame with a viral video, “To This Day.” The Slam Poet has also given a TEDtalk, “For the Bullied and the Beautiful,” which now has more than 20 million views. His daring, starkly-honest style and rhythmic verse covers social and political territory with a furious honesty and tender humanity.

7:30 PM. Saturday, March 24
Tickets

Apres Ski:

Spring Concert Series

Cory Mon will play at Payday and Vista Kicks on the Canyons Village Stage as part of Park City Mountain Resorts Spring Gruv Concert Series.

Both concerts are free from 3-5PM on Saturday, March 24.

Weekend of March 16-18

March 15, 2018 by Colony PR

It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend, so expect plenty of green on the slopes Saturday, along with some free concerts! Our pick for Corned Beef & Cabbage is at Flanagan’s on Main – get there early, as it’s always a packed house on St. Patty’s.

Apres Ski: Spring Concert Series

Park City Mountain Resort continues their Spring Concert Series this Saturday. Catch Rage Against the Supremes (not a typo) at Payday and Tony Holiday & The Velvetones on the Canyons Village Stage. Both concerts are free from 3-5PM on Saturday, March 17.

Listen: Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone.

The legendary 60’s English beat rock band plays four shows on Main Street at the Egyptian Theater. Dust off the old records, and reacquaint yourself with favorites such as “I’m Into Something Good” and “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter.”

8 PM. March 15-17
6 PM. March 18
Tickets

Watch: The Insult

The Park City Film Series shows The Insult, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In today’s Beirut, a civilian dispute blown out of proportion finds a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee, facing off in court. As the media circus surrounding the case threatens a social explosion in divided Lebanon, Tony and Yasser reconsider their values and beliefs as revelations of trauma complicate their understanding of one another.

8 PM. March 9 & 10 – 8 PM
6 PM. March 11.

See: Mountain Trails Gallery

Long recognized as one of the premier fine art galleries of the West, Mountain Trails Gallery proudly represents many of the most renowned contemporary and western artists of our time. The gallery features an eclectic mix of representational and impressionist paintings and sculpture as well as a broad selection of western artifact reproductions. Several new Native American portraits are currently on display, as well as several stunning landscapes.

301 Main Street

Eat: Deer Valley’s Fireside Dining and Seafood Buffet

Deer Valley closes on Sunday, April 8th, and with that, two of our favorites: Fireside Dining and Seafood Buffet. Offering local favorites from the European Alps in the heart of Deer Valley, Fireside Dining features four courses served from our stone fireplaces at Empire Canyon Lodge.

Seafood Buffet, located at Snow Park Lodge, serves a vast array of fresh seafood including poke bar, chilled shellfish, hot seafood appetizers and entrées, carvery specials, vegetable specialties and prime rib along with a baker’s dozen of housemade desserts.

Reservations required

Park City Events: Weekend of March 2 – 4

March 2, 2018 by Colony PR

Do:

Sage Advice: Greater Sage-Grouse Ecology and Conservation at Swaner Eco Center

“A 2015 decision by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service kept the Greater Sage-Grouse off the Endangered Species list – but what does this mean for their populations, and for the people that live and work in their habitat?”

Join a talk hosted by Allison Jones of The Wild Utah Project and Dr. Terry Messmer, USU Professor of Wildlife Conflict Management to learn about these fascinating creatures, as well as conservation efforts to sustain their populations.

March 1 @ 6:30 PM

Listen:

Mavis Staples at Eccles Center

Mavis Staples’ singing career dates back to 1948, as both a solo artist and founding member of The Staple Singers. The ever-present themes of struggle, hope, and compassion, have been a hallmark of her records. Expect a performance that runs the gamut of her back catalog, as well as including new numbers from her latest release, If All I Was Was Black, a collaboration with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy.

March 3 at 7:30 PM

Watch:

US Revolution Tour at Park City Mountain Resort

If you’re missing the competitive spirit of the Olympics, don’t miss this competitive stage in halfpipe and slopestyle at Park City Mountain’s 3 Kings Terrain Park! Top junior riders will compete to earn an invite to be part of the Toyota U.S Grand Prix, Junior Worlds, USASA Nationals, and participate in Project Gold camps.

Feb 27 – March 2
Park City Mountain Resort

See:

Curtis Olson, New Work at J Go Gallery

Olson unveiled new work last week at J Go (480 Main St) that will be on display through the end of March.

Drawing on his background as a contemporary architect, Olson’s work is intricate, relying on powerful design, deep colors and texture. The gallery recommends studying every square inch of his work, as in-depth study lends itself to revealing additional layers in each piece.

J Go Gallery
480 Main Street

Eat:

Firewood on Main

Reclaimed bricks and timber bring the alpine feel of this relatively new Main Street eatery to life, along with the sight of an open flame through a wall of windows peering into the kitchen. Cooking over a custom-made grill—one of only four of its kind—Chef John Murcko rotates fresh, local ingredients to create a “multi-sensory culinary experience” for a menu that changes nightly. The menu included wild game, such as elk, as well as more familiar cuts such as lamb chops and New York Strip, plus several seafood options the night we dined there.

Private dining options are available as well, with the option of using multiple bar areas including the building’s original 1906-era Nickel Bar. The restaurant can even arrange private entrance via Swede Alley.

Reservations Recommended

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