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Grand Valley Bank Community Concert Series at Deer Valley Resort

June 27, 2018 by Molly Miller, Colony PR

Photo courtesy: Mountain Town Music

Grand Valley Bank Concert Series

The Grand Valley Bank Concert Series at Deer Valley Resort, programmed by Mountain Town Music, has become the midweek anchor to most Parkite’s schedules. When Friday-eve-eve rolls around, locals and visitors alike stock coolers with snacks and drinks, grab picnic blankets and camp chairs, and head on out to the lawn to enjoy terrific, free music.

Sammy Brue is called an “Americana prodigy” by Rolling Stone. Photo courtesy: Mountain Town Music

The Performers
Each Wednesday this summer (except July 4), all ages are welcome to enjoy this concert series, featuring a truly full range of music.

TONIGHT: enjoy Sammy Brue, a 15-year-old Ogden native dubbed an “Americana prodigy” by Rolling Stone. He’ll be joined by The Wesley Bell Ringers.

The following weeks will see performances from Take 5, Smiling Souls, Troubadour 77 with BroBand, Aiko, The Breakfast Klub, and Yolanda Arrey. Check out the full schedule HERE.

And – one we’re really looking forward to is the August 22nd show – the Live PC Give PC Community Jam Session! The event will bring local musicians together to celebrate the end of summer.

Food and Beverages
Coolers are welcome, so feel free to pack yours full of snacks, treats, and drinks (glass containers are allowed). Deer Valley’s concession stand operates during the concerts, with food and beverages (including alcohol), available for purchase. Do not – we repeat – do not forget to grab a famous DV cookie to enjoy, whether it’s after dinner, before dinner, or for your dinner. Deer Valley Grocery Café also offers to-go items to grab on your way up to the resort.

Picnic Bags
You can also take advantage of a pre-made picnic bag, prepared by Deer Valley and ready for you to pick up at the concert! Vegetarian, gluten-free, vegan, and children’s options are offered. Enjoy selections like Chilled Niman Ranch braised beef short rib, housemade basil gnocchi, quinoa-cauliflower bites, and peanut butter and jelly sushi rolls (that one’s for the kids but it sounds pretty good to us). Each basket comes with an entrée, salad, snacks, and dessert.

The Logistics
The concerts are held in the Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater, at the base of Deer Valley Resort. Gates open at 4 p.m. (the prime spots fill up fast), and the music plays from 5:30 – 8. Picnics, coolers, glass containers, and dancing are permitted – animals are not. Parking is free.

Mountain Town Music
This non-profit organization exists to “produce, foster, and support live music which enhances the cultural experience for Park City and Summit County residents and visitors.” The majority of its shows are provided free of charge, and the group works year-round to program hundreds of shows, provide workshops to students, to provide networking opportunities for musicians, and to partner with other nonprofits to reach community-driven goals.

Park City Event Guide: June 8 – 10, 2018

June 8, 2018 by Molly Miller, Colony PR

Deer Valley hosts a guided historical hike this weekend. (Photo courtesy: Deer Valley Resort)

~DO~

Historias de Ayer y Hoy
Community Opening @ Kimball Art Center
Friday, June 8 → 6-8PM

Historias de Ayer y Hoy (Stories of Yesterday and Today) is a free exhibition which features the work of nine Latino artists living in Utah. Painting, photography, sculpture, and installation come together to present a diverse and dynamic collection of stories about community, culture, celebration, and conversation.

The exhibit is presented in partnership with The Christian Center of Park City and accompanies the 3rd Annual Latino Arts Festival. It will be on display until July 8, 2018.

Plein Air “Paint-Out”
Saturday, June 9 → 3 – 6 PM

Join Gallery MAR for a Plein Air “Paint-Out” at the June Garden Stroll at Park City Nursery. Artists will set up their easels and blank canvases in the garden and begin to paint at 3 p.m. Summer refreshments from local vendors and live vocals from Nicole Paradiso will add to the ambiance as you stroll the gardens and watch the artists create their work.

YMCA Open House @ Camp Roger
Saturday, June 9 → 9A-2P

A free day full of family fun at Camp Roger! Enjoy horseback rides, face painting, archery, mountain biking, sports, arts & crafts, mountain biking, archery, and more. All ages are invited, and you’ll have the chance to meet the 2018 summer staff. Camp Roger is a weeklong overnight summer camp which allows kids ages 6 – 17 to develop outdoor skills and to experience summer camp for the first time.

~MOVE~

The Park City Trail Series is a terrific way to explore trail running.

Park City Trail Series 5K
Saturday, June 9 → 8 AM

The Park City Trail Series is a fun (and dog-friendly!) way to be introduced to the sport of trail running. The series begins with a 5K on Saturday, with three additional (and increasing) longer races each month. All of the races are held on the Round Valley Trails, and runners are welcome to bring their pups along for the race (they begin in the final wave).

The races are scheduled as follows:

5K → Saturday, June 9
10K → Saturday, July 14
15K → August 11
13.1 miles → September 15

Guided Historical Hike @ Deer Valley Resort
Sunday, June 10 → 8:30 AM

Enjoy the gorgeous landscape of Deer Valley Resort with a guided historical hike on Sunday morning. The three-to-four hour hike will cover about six miles of moderately strenuous terrain – all while you learn about the area’s mining history. Participants should meet at the base of the Sterling Express chairlift (mid-mountain at Silver Lake Lodge). Reservations are required, along with a $10 fee. Be sure to wear sturdy shoes and proper sun protection (and bring along plenty of water and snacks!). To reserve your spot, you’re asked to call 435-645-6648.

~SEE~

RBG @ Jim Santy Auditorium (Park City Library Building)
Friday & Saturday → 8 PM
Sunday → 6 PM (panel to follow)

The documentary “RBG” is this weekend’s Park City Film Series selection.

At the age of 85, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become a truly unexpected pop culture icon – all while developing a breathtaking legal legacy. RBG is a documentary which takes you on the unique personal journey (called a “fist-bumping, crowd-pleasing doc” by Indiewire) of this quiet warrior and her rise to the nation’s highest court.

On Sunday, there will be a post-film panel with Utah Supreme Court Justice Paige Peterson, University of Utah Law Professor Erika George, and ACLU of Utah Legislative and Policy Counsel Marina Lowe. KPCW News Director Leslie Thatcher will moderate.

PARK CITY FILM SERIES
The Park City Film Series is a nonprofit organization presenting the best of independent feature, documentary, world and local cinema. Our mission is to create community through film.

Al Jardin @ The Egyptian Theatre
Friday & Saturday → 8 PM
Sunday → 6 PM

Al Jardin’s mini-tour, “From the Very First Song with a Founding Member of the Beach Boys,” features songs and stories from the early days of The Beach Boys all the way through Al’s most recent solo album, “A Postcard from California.” He’ll be joined by his son, Matt Jardine, and Jeff Alan Ross. We’re told there will be lots of chances for Q & A, too!

Improvised Fairy Tales @ Park City Library
Saturday, June 9 → 3 – 4 PM

More family fun at Park City Library on Saturday, when Park City Improv will turn your favorite fairy tales on their head. We’re excited (and a little bit nervous?) for this one.

~SHOP~

Native Plant Sale @ Recycle Utah
Saturday, June 9 → 9 – 11 AM

Recycle Utah will host a native plant sale tomorrow morning, with drought-tolerant plants available for your garden. All plants are supplied by southern Utah nurseries (which specialize in xeriscaping and low-maintenance landscaping), and were brought here by Park City Nursery. Native plants conserve water with improved soil retention – and less water is required for maintenance. Learn more about all the work Recycle Utah does to improve and protect our community HERE.

The Park City Farmers Market has a brand-new location this year.

~UPCOMING EVENTS~

Park City Mountain Farmers Market
Wednesdays → 12 – 5 PM (rain, snow, or shine)
June 13 – October 10, 2018

The Park City Farmers Market moves to the base of Park City Mountain Resort this year! The seasonal market is open for business each Wednesday and features a large selection of fresh, local goods. Stop by and stock up on just-picked produce, freshly-baked bread, and arts & crafts from local producers and vendors.

If you have an event you’d like featured in our weekly roundup, please email Molly@TheColonyWPC.com.

Park City Nonprofit Highlight: Recycle Utah

June 7, 2018 by Molly Miller, Colony PR

Recycle Utah provides community-based resources and solutions (photo courtesy: Recycle Utah).

Park City & Summit County:
Committed to a Sustainable Community

A huge part of why Park City is such a wonderful place to build a life is the focus on sustainability. The effort to embrace best sustainability practices is led by our municipality. In fact, the Park City City Council lists it on the critical priority list and has set one of the most ambitious climate goals in North America: to be net-zero carbon and run on 100% renewable energy for city operations by 2022, and the entire community by 2032.

Park City Municipal has set very high-impact goals for sustainability.

Summit County, too, has created high-impact goals, with the aim to be 100% net renewable energy by 2032 for all Summit Co. government operations, and to make renewable electrical energy available and broadly adopted by all residents and businesses by the same year.

Thanks to city and county leadership, and dedicated sustainability teams, our community will reap the benefits for generations to come.

Boots on the Ground

The plan is one thing – the execution is another. And, while Summit County provides curbside recycling to all residents, there is a mountainous amount of waste which cannot be put in your bin – but *should* be recycled.

Enter Recycle Utah (aka, The Park City Conservation Association)! The visionary group has served Summit County since 1991 with the mission to empower people to lead sustainable lives – and the ultimate vision of a zero waste plan for Summit County.

Recycle Utah sees double-digit percentage increases in participation year after year.

Why Recycle?

Simply put – It’s about our groundwater, which is a critical component of our environment and, of course, our public health. What goes into the trash → leaches into our groundwater at the landfill → impacts our drinking water. To avoid toxins landing in the landfill in the first place – hit up Recycle Utah.

Not only does the Recycle Utah center (located on Woodbine Way) provide a place for you to take items like glass, styrofoam, plastic bags, batteries, and e-waste, it has an entire department dedicated to active education.

Education, Empowerment & CSAs

In an effort to provide community-based resources – and solutions – Recycle Utah conducts on-site environmental education, leads the Green Business Program, and facilitates composting workshops at the center (did you know – composting can easily decrease your garbage pile by as much as 30%?!).

Recycle Utah also supports Community Supported Agriculture – known as CSAs – by serving as a pick-up center for shareholders. This means CSAs like Bell Organic Gardens and Farmers Next Door drop off boxes of their lovely local produce at the Park City location each week, and residents who have bought in for the growing season simply zip over to pick up their share.

Recycling Services

Because of its efforts, Recycle Utah prevents 200 TONS of valuable materials from wasting in the landfill. And this is not per year. This is 200 tons – per month. The center accepts more than 50 different items for re-use, or hazmat treatment. Check out the list of acceptable items HERE.

Impact

In 2017 alone – Recycle Utah had approximately 400 visitors to the center each day, and collected:

832 tons of glass
188 tons of metal
98 tons of plastic
7.2 tons of Styrofoam
624 tons of paper and cardboard

The grand total of materials recycled adds up to 3,496,000 pounds (1,748 tons)!

Upcoming Events | How to Support Recycle Utah

Support local businesses while you save water at the native plant sale this weekend.

Native Plant Sale
On Saturday, June 9, Recycle Utah will host a native plant sale from 9 – 11 a.m., where you can purchase drought-tolerant plants for your garden. All plants will be supplied by southern Utah nurseries (which specialize in xeriscaping and low-maintenance landscaping), and brought here by Park City Nursery. Native plants conserve water with improved soil retention – so less water is required for maintenance.

Uncorked
The 7th Annual Uncorked outdoor concert will be held on Friday, June 29. All proceeds will go to fund glass recycling collection. A $7 ticket gives you access to live music and food, with beverages available for purchase.

Drink Green & Shop
All year-round, you can shop green. Items like composters, reusable tote and produce bags, and biodegradable dog poo bags are for sale in the center shop.

If meeting for drinks is more your speed, Recycle Utah facilitates Green Drinks. These are gatherings held on the second Tuesday of every other month for eco-conscious people to get together to talk and learn from local leaders about sustainability, environmental, and social issues.

Land preservation and sustainability are a very important part of life at The Colony at White Pine Canyon, where approximately 90% of our 4600 acres will be preserved as open space, thanks to conservation easements. We’re grateful for the visionary leadership of Recycle Utah and its steady work to improve and preserve our singular quality of life here in the mountains of Park City, Utah.

If you have a nonprofit you’d like us to highlight, please email Molly@theColonyWPC.com.

Welcome Home.

June 6, 2018 by Molly Miller, Colony PR

Summer 2018 Ad (Photo courtesy: Upwall Design).

Perfection Has A New Address: The Colony

Our new Summer 2018 advertisement features one of The Colony’s most magnificent homesteads. Created by Upwall Design, and brought to life by Midway Construction Company, this home is a pure mountain masterpiece. Watch for this gorgeous ad on Facebook and Instagram, as well as in print editions of Park City Magazine and Western Home Journal.

About Us

The Colony at White Pine Canyon is a development unlike any other in the world. With our commitment to open space and a less-is-more philosophy, we set the standard for on-mountain living. Approximately 90% of our 4600 acres will be preserved in perpetuity as open land, thanks to protection from conservation easements.

Mid-Mountain Trail is one of a network which runs through The Colony.

Every single one of our homesites is ski-in | ski-out, and when the snow melts, a network of hiking, biking, and horseback riding trails is revealed. One of our favorites, the Mid-Mountain Trail, spans 26 miles and connects The Colony to Park City Mountain and Deer Valley Resort, and finishes at Utah Olympic Park.

The Colony is closely connected with our Park City, Utah community, but trust us when we say, if you live here, it feels like your own world.

The Final Chapter

We are entering our final chapter here at The Colony, with the recent release of our Phase 5 Meadow Lakes homesites. Of the 13 homesites released, seven are already under contract or sold – which means just six are still available under the current release. These homesites surround the upper meadow and are all nestled among old-growth forests, with lakes, streams, and waterfalls nearby.

Lakes, streams, and waterfalls dot the upper meadow homesites.

Connect With Our Team

Connect with us to set up your own tour of this incredible community – and start building your legacy here at The Colony at White Pine Canyon. Bronson Calder and Stephen Jeffers, our Colony team, are available, on-site, seven days a week. They serve as local experts and are always available to you as a resource and to answer questions, whether they are real-estate related or not.

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Park City Dinner Dining Guide

April 3, 2018 by Colony PR

New York. Paris. Tokyo. Park City. Those are the first four cities that come to our mind for food, and it should be yours too. With Zagat rated restaurants and award-winning chefs, Park City, is dining destination unto itself.

Chefs like Zane Holmquist at Stein Eriksen Lodge, Seth Adams at Riverhorse on Main and Bill White helped put Park City on the foodie map a few decades ago. The local gourmet scene took off from there and has not slowed down since. New restaurants open regularly, events such as ChefDance (held during Sundance) and a slew of summer dining events keeps diners on their toes year-round.

Need more convincing? Here are our favorite dinner spots.

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.” Chef’s menu includes wild game, such as elk, as well as more familiar cuts such as lamb chops and New York Strip, and several seafood options.

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

Handle

Chef Briar Handly is a relative newcomer to the Park City dining scene, quickly earning accolades from food critics, locals and visitors alike. Seasonal ingredients inspire Handle’s locally driven menu of small plates that run the gamut on influences.

Set in a dimly lit dining room with rustic accents and a statement wall of quirky, nature-influenced artwork provides a perfect backdrop for standout dishes like the buffalo cauliflower or Scallops smothered in lobster and crawfish etouffee. Inventive cocktails accompany the menu to round out a memorable meal.

Handle has already expanded to a second location, HSL, in downtown Salt Lake City.

Tupelo

Tupelo is a restaurant where the meal is truly a journey. That journey is the exact intention of Chef Matt Harris. Inspired by global travel through food, Harris and his team have put together a menu that includes everything from local Utah mushrooms to Maine mussels and Sonoma duck breast and everything in between.

Adventurous diners can opt for inventive dishes such as the “Utah Chicken Fried Rabbit” or, for those with more traditional taste buds buttermilk biscuits, kale caesar and local trout are presented with fresh and exciting twists.

Grappa

Bill White’s flagship Italian restaurant blends an alpine villa feel with hearty Italian dishes. While the cascading patio is brilliant in summer months, the warmth of the interior is a cozy place for a winter meal. Let’s be honest – does anything smell better than marinara sauce on a winter evening? Of course not – and Grappa smells, looks and feels like you are in the Italian Alps and you found the local go-to spot for a big meal.

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.