Some of Utah’s best amateur boxing talent will return to Park City Saturday night for Rise Boxing’s second Mountain Mettle event.

There, Rise will hold 20 amateur fights for both the Rocky Mountain chapter of the Parkinson’s Foundation and the gym’s youth scholarship program. The two charities will split all funds raised. 

The evening’s first fight will begin at 6 p.m. after the doors open at 5 p.m. The main event is expected to commence around 8 p.m.

“We’re really excited this year,” said planning committee member Jodi Atkinson. “We have seven people right now representing the gym, of all ages.”

Rise is in Summit Park and offers boxing, MMA and other martial arts classes. Most of their classes are low-contact. Pro boxer Maryguenn Vellinga founded the gym. 

Vellinga founded the gym to help out nonprofits through boxing. She leads classes for those with Parkinsons, who benefit from the sport’s movement patterns. 

Rise has over 30 people involved in its Parkinson’s classes. The classes run from 11 a.m. to noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 

Rise has allotted 90 scholarships to kids this year to help them cover training and fighting costs. 

“Ironic, isn’t it? Because, when you think of Muhammad Ali, and you know what he’s been through, it (boxing) most likely led to Parkinson’s,” added Atkinson. “There is a lot of study into how that (classes) helps them retain basic movement during the course of the day, the week, the year.”

Rise is considering putting on further, similar fundraising events in the future. Their fundraising goal Saturday is $25,000.

Tickets will cost $20 for adults and $10 for kids and can be purchased online or at the event, for the same prices. Donations are also welcome with ticket purchases. 

All of the 20 fights will be USA Boxing sanctioned and lasting of three, one-minute rounds. All fighters, regardless of age or gender, will be wearing protective headgear. 

“The Rise community is such a great community that are all there for the same reason,” said Atkinson. “Hopefully we’re gonna get great weather, and it’ll be something people don’t see every day, especially in Park City.”

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Mayor Nann Worel and the Park City Council on Thursday evening received unscheduled input in support of a developer’s plan to demolish a standard-bearer hotel and rebuild at the high-profile location.

Tracy Harden, a Park City resident, spoke to the elected officials about the entitlement process that continues to unfold with Chicago-based Singerman Real Estate locked in talks with the Park City Planning Commission.

Harden is a marketing and communications consultant who has performed contract work for Singerman Real Estate regarding the project. Her comments were on behalf of herself, though, and the developer did not have prior knowledge of her plans to address the elected officials.

Singerman Real Estate wants to tear down The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Park City – The Yarrow at the corner of Park Avenue and Kearns Boulevard and then rebuild.

The Singerman Real Estate concept for the land involves:

• 174 condominium-hotel units
• 60 units of restricted affordable housing
• 5,935 square feet of restaurants or bars
• 2,543 square feet of retail space
• 6,500 square feet of office space

The firm is seeking an exception to the City Hall rules regulating building height at the location. The Planning Commission in late August delayed a key decision regarding whether to grant an exception the height restrictions. That decision will be crucial since the design hinges on whether an exception is granted. The panel addressed issues like whether the project provides an adequate amount of open space and landscaping. The Planning Commission is slated to return to the discussions at a meeting scheduled on Wednesday.

Harden spoke about the importance of the location to the future of the wider Bonanza Park district and described what she sees as “the lack of progress in the redevelopment of the Yarrow hotel.” 

“In last Wednesday’s Planning Commission meeting, the design and the development team was essentially sent back to the drawing board again. They are on Plan ‘D’ or ‘E.’ The team is not incompetent. They do not lack knowledge, skill or experience in the Park City planning process,” she said.

She supported the development team and Singerman Real Estate, noting the involvement of Peter Tomai, a Park City-based development partner with Singerman Real Estate, and longtime Park City architect Craig Elliott.

“Despite this knowledge, this combination of knowledge and commitment, they are still going around in circles with planning. Planning is focused on code. The development team is taking code into consideration as well as view corridors, sun exposure on sidewalks, the frontage protection zone and, importantly, a design that functions,” she said.

“It’s exasperating to witness the time and money both from the city and the development team after two and a half years,” she added.

She also requested the elected officials become involved in the talks with the location being so visible.

“Tonight I’m asking you, our city leadership, to step forward and bring the development team and planning together for a big picture design discussion that sets a united vision for this corner. If we see the corner as a gateway to Park City, let’s bring our best and brightest to the table. It needs leadership. It needs collaboration. And it needs compromise,” she said.

Harden also praised the Chicago firm itself.

“Singerman Real Estate has put an incredible amount of effort into creating something that will benefit our community. And if we lose their passion, we all lose out. Please get involved,” she told the mayor and City Council.

The elected officials did not respond to the comments. The mayor and City Council typically decline to engage speakers at the point in a meeting when Harden delivered her comments.

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Park City leaders on Thursday evening delayed a decision on whether to adopt an election system for municipal contests known as ranked choice voting.

The elected officials indicated they want to wait for the results of a Utah Valley University study about the impacts of ranked choice voting.

Mayor Nann Worel and the Park City Council expect to return to the issue once the results are released, which City Hall anticipates within several months.

One of the topics the elected officials discussed on Thursday centered on the lack of a primary election under ranked choice voting. Park City holds primary elections if there are more than two candidates for the mayor’s office and more than four or six candidates for the City Council, depending on the number of City Council seats on a ballot.

Primary elections extend the campaign timeline and typically require candidate fundraising and spending during the primary season and then again before Election Day in November.

City Councilor Tana Toly was one of the elected officials who mentioned the costs of Park City elections. She also said the City Council could accomplish more during an election year if there was not a primary election as she described her support of ranked choice voting.

Another member of the City Council, Ed Parigian, worried about adopting ranked choice voting with the possibility the method is not allowed in the state on a long-term basis.

Ranked choice voting involves voters ranking the candidates in the order of their preference. If a candidate receives greater than 50% of the first-place votes, they win the seat. Should none of the candidates receive greater than 50%, the person who finished last in first-place votes is dropped and the second-place votes on that candidate’s ballots are redistributed to the remaining contenders, effectively as first-place votes. The process continues until a candidate tops 50%. Another round is conducted to determine a second-place winner in an election with more than one seat on the ballot.

Ranked choice voting eliminates the need to hold primary elections.

The method is allowed in Utah municipalities under a pilot program.

One of the candidates in the Summit County Council election this year, Democrat Megan McKenna, provided input to the mayor and City Council in support of ranked choice voting. She described the method as more democratic and resulting in a representative voice.

Park City could opt for ranked choice voting in the 2025 municipal election, when the mayor’s office and two City Council seats are on the ballot. A decision is not required for months, meaning the elected officials have time to research the voting method.

The municipal government earlier collected a wide range of opinions about ranked choice voting from Parkites and people who live elsewhere. The anonymous comments included statements favoring the voting method and opposing ranked choice voting. Arguments in favor included the potential of moderate candidates emerging as winners while those in opposition mentioned, as an example, the introduction of complexities into voting. 

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The Christian Center of Park City’s annual Hike for Hunger will return to familiar ground this year.

The event, which raises awareness and funds to fight food insecurity in Summit and Wasatch counties, will be held Sept. 14 at Canyons Village, said Executive Director Rob Harter.

“We were at Canyons two years ago, and we’re glad to be going back,” he said. “We’re so thankful to Vail Resorts for allowing us to do it there.”

Similar to past Hikes for Hunger, this year’s event will feature an afternoon filled with hikes, live music, food and games, according to Harter.

“We will provide two hikes — a hard one and a moderate one — and there will be a third option where people can ride Red Pine gondola up to the top to Red Pine Lodge and then enjoy a ride back down,” he said.

The hard hike is the Mid Mountain North trail, a five-mile loop, and the moderate hike is the two-mile Alpine Lake Loop, Harter said.

“What we always try to do is provide something for everybody because we want a whole range of folks to come and enjoy the event,” he said. “So, we provide a hike that is challenging for those who like to hike, and then we provide a hike that is nice but doesn’t take a lot of time and is good for kids.”

The gondola ride up and down the mountain is also for anyone but specifically for families with younger kids and older grandparents, Harter said.

“We know there are people who just want to spend time with their grandkids without having to take long hikes,” he said.

Much of the fun will actually take place at Canyons Village, Harter said.

“We’ll have food trucks and games and live music performed by The Proper Way,” he said. “They were programmed through Mountain Town Music.”

Community partners such as Lucky Ones Coffee will provide some of the snacks and drinks, according to Harter.

“We’ll have other organizations set up booths so they can provide information about the services they offer regarding food insecurity,” he said.

Food insecurity is real in Summit and Wasatch counties, Harter said.

“Even though we’ve been doing this event for almost 14 years, there is still this idea that food insecurity isn’t an issue in Park City,” he said. “But last year we saw a 20% increase in our food pantry use.”

The Christian Center’s food pantry in Park City served just under 35,000 individuals, while the Heber City pantry served more than 19,000 individuals, Harter said. 

“This year we’ve already seen an additional 20% increase from where we were last year in August, and the international students and seasonal workers haven’t even arrived yet,” he said. “So that tells us that when they do arrive, we’ll see a higher percentage of increase.”

The Christian Center of Park City’s mobile food pantries have been busy as well, according to Harter.

“There are people who, for whatever reason, can’t make it to our Park City or Heber City food pantries, so we take the pantry to them,” he said. “We have been offering mobile food pantries on-and-off for a while, but after COVID-19, we made them part of our plan.”

Supporting the food pantries is another Hike for Hunger motive, and Harter says the price of registration has remained low for a reason.  

“We want people to support the food pantry, and we want everybody, no matter what economic income level they are, to come and enjoy the event,” he said. “That’s why we’ve never made it hard for them to do so with high ticket prices.”

Harter said inflation has also increased the demand of the food pantries.

“The Christian Center of Park City also helps many of our clients with rental assistance and other basic needs, but we can only help them up to a point,” he said. “So, we encourage them to save money on their grocery bills by using our food pantries. And that way they can save money for other bills like gas, clothes and rent.”

Harter looks forward to the Hike for Hunger’s return to Canyons Village.

“Our first year was 2011, and we started at Deer Valley,” he said. “We moved around throughout the years to St. Regis, Canyons and Park City Mountain, so it’s been great to experience different parts of this area for the hike.”

Christian Center of Park City’s Hike for Hunger

• When: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14
• Where: Canyons Village
• Registration: ccofpc.org/hike-for-hunger
• Web: ccofpc.org

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It’s never too early to get ready for the holidays, and the Park City Singers are getting a jump on their Yuletide cheer.

The nonprofit, local choir will start rehearsals for their upcoming Christmas concerts at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Park City Community Church, 4501 N. S.R. 224. The weekly rehearsals will run from 7-9 p.m. until the group’s concerts that are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Dec. 13 and 14 at the church.

Pianist Katy Lillquist will accompany the rehearsals and concerts. You might recognize her for her work with The Park City Follies, a local musical production that lampoons all things Park City, said Director Joe Demers.

“We would like to put a call out and say we need men’s voices — tenor and bass,” he said. “We’ve had a couple of years with some strong men’s voices, and I’m hoping those same people come back. But we can also use more men.”

The other section the choir would like to fill out are sopranos, Demers said.

“They have the melody a lot, so we can always use their help,” he said.

Singers who are interested in joining the choir can register online at parkcitysingers.org. 

“There is a fee of $45 to participate, and that basically helps with deferring the cost of the music,” Demers said. “We did buy some new music this year, so we will have a few new pieces that we will showcase.”

Some of the new pieces include “While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks” and “Benedictus,” according to Demers.

“‘While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks’ is a different version from what many people know, and it’s more subdued,” he said. “When we listened to it, we thought it was great, and we knew we needed to do it.”

“Benedictus” by Karl Jenkins is part of a larger work called “The Armed Man,” Demers explained.

“It’s like one of the first pieces in the work, and it’s beautiful,” he said. “The harmonies are amazing, and it’s also pretty subdued.”

The singers will also rehearse two additional new works, “A Choral Amen” by John Rutter and “Bidi Bom” by David Elddleman. 

“‘Bidi Bom’ is an upbeat Hanukkah song, and at the end it goes really fast,” Demers said. “Everyone will sing it counter-punctually, which means they are singing at different times, even though the harmonies all connect.”

“A Choral Amen” is another subdued work filled with interesting harmonies, Demers said.

“One of the reasons why we have so many subdued pieces is because we’re working on our dynamics more this year,” he said. “We have a wider range of louds and softs, and that’s because we want everybody to experience those ranges, so when we end the piece the audience will feel they connected with the piece really well.”

The concerts will also include some holiday favorites, some of which the Park City Singers haven’t performed for a while, Demers said.

Those works include the German carol “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming,” “A Christmas Waltz,” which has been recorded by Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Doris Day, to name a few, “A Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”

“We also have the ‘Santa’s on His Way’ medley, which is cool and jazzy, and we’re doing a piece called ‘The Christmas Classic Collection’ that has elements of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ as well as works like ‘Hark the Herald Angels Sing,’” Demers said. “Again, like ‘Bidi Bom,’ this is performed counter-punctually, and it’s fascinating to hear two different melodies going on at the same time gel with each other.”

Among the classical works, the Park City Singers plan to perform “Gloria” from Schubert’s “Mass in G.”

“We did that one about three years ago, so we’re pulling that out again,” he said. “So, there’s a pretty cool snippet of what we’re doing this year.”

As Demers selected the works earlier this year, he purposely selected songs that would challenge the singers.

“We don’t want anybody to be bored,” he said with a laugh. “Last year’s pieces were very challenging, so I’m backing off a little bit. But while this year’s works are a little easier, the harder parts will be implementing that dynamic range of louds and softs. We can learn the notes well, but we’ll work on how to bring out the louder parts that have the melodies and how the other parts will be in harmony together.”

Upon registration, singers will receive a link to digital versions of the songs, Demers said.

“When I started with the Park City Singers in 2016 — I think that’s right — we made CDs,” he said. “Now, we have progressed to digital files.”

Demers has been recording the piano and men’s parts, and he recruited longtime singer Darla Cardwell to record the soprano and alto parts. 

“In the meantime, I have sent everybody who has registered so far YouTube videos of all the songs we’re singing as well,” Demers said. “That way we can start the first rehearsal on the ground running.”

The singers will receive a packet of music the first night of rehearsals, and the packets will also be available digitally for those who want to access the works on iPads or other electronic devices.

“We’re trying to be in the digital age in the 21st century and provide opportunities for all to access what they need in ways they are comfortable,” he said.

Demers is grateful to the Park City Singers board — including B.J. Reed, Mary Gootjes and treasurer Willa Fleming-Harkness — who approved the purchase of all the new music this year.

“I’d also like to thank our librarian Maggie Messina,” he said. “She’s the one who has everything organized. She put together the physical packets and has digitized a lot of music so people can access them through their electronic devices.”

Park City Singers Rehearsals

• When: 7 p.m. Tuesdays starting Sept. 10
• Where: Park City Community Church, 4501 N. S.R. 224
• Registration: parkcitysingers.org/register.html
• Web: parkcitysingers.org

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The following are a selection of community-submitted events that are ongoing as of August 20, 2024. For single-day events, see our upcoming-events articles. For more event listings, see our online calendar. Submit events to pmortensen@parkrecord.com.

Mountain Town Music shows

• Performances are at various locations and times.
• See the full lineup at mountaintownmusic.org/shows.

Park City Film Series

• Jim Santy Auditorium
• 1255 Park Ave.

See lineup at parkcityfilm.org.

Beauty & the Beaks

• Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter
• 1258 Center Dr.
• Through Dec. 1
• 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

In this photography exhibition, visitors will experience the dynamic landscapes of Swaner Preserve and majesty of the sandhill cranes who call it home. Breathtaking photographs and hands-on interactives reveal the science and splendor of the Preserve and the cranes who thrive here.

“Less Bad” by Karl Haendel

• Kimball Art Center
• 1251 Kearns Blvd, Park City
• Through Dec. 1

Haendel’s meticulously hand-rendered, photorealistic graphite drawings reproduce images culled from the world of mass media and everyday objects, calling into question art world conceptions of originality, production and reproduction.

Mobile Food Pantry

• Christian Center of Park City
• Iron Horse Apartments
• 1662 Lower Iron Horse Loop Rd. 1
• Sept. 18 

First-come, first-served while supplies last. Follow CCPC on Facebook and Instagram for specific locations and updates or visit ccofpc.org/events.

Nerf Wars

• Park City Recreation
• PC MARC
• 1200 Little Kate Rd.
• Fri., Sept. 13
• Fri., Oct. 25
• Fri., Nov. 15
• 1-2:30 p.m.

Players will enjoy free-for-all play and compete for victory in various games like capture the flag and hostage. Players are encouraged to bring their own NERF guns (please no rapid fire/automatic). PC Recreation staff will supply NERF bullets and safety glasses for each player. Tickets are $13.

Movement & Mindfulness Five-week Series

• Wild Women Tribe
• Sept. 25-Oct. 30
• Wednesday mornings
• 9-11:30 am.

Join us Wed. mornings for two and a half hours of movement and mindfulness in a trail series that showcases some of our favorite local fitness coaches. We’ll explore a new and different trail with a different movement facilitator who is as passionate as we are about the outdoors. We’ll mix hiking with mindful moments and movement — yoga, functional movement, breath, HIIT — and create authentic connections in Mother Nature. Learn more at wildwomentribe.net.

BalletNEXT

• Performances are at various locations and times.
• See the full lineup at balletnext.org.

• Sept. 18: Works In Progress
• Oct. 23: Giselle
• Oct. 24: Mixed Repertory Theater

Park City Opera

Performances at various locations and times.

See the full lineup at parkcityopera.org.

Traveling Exhibit: Writers & Illustrators Contest Winners

• Wasatch County Library
• 465 E 1200 S, Heber City
• Sept. 5-Oct. 15

The annual PBS KIDS Utah Writers and Illustrators Contest strives to foster creativity and literacy in young Utah artists and writers. This year, PBS KIDS Utah accepted stories from young Utah creators in kindergarten through sixth grade that were inspired by the theme “Our Water, Our Future.” Stories range from fact to fiction and prose to poetry, and the works are original to the authors.

After School in the Garden

• Summit Community Gardens and EATS
• 4056 Shadow Mountain Dr.
• Mondays and Wednesdays 3:30-5:30 p.m. 
• Fridays 1-3 p.m.
• Sept. 9-Oct. 18

After School in the Garden is for rising 1st-6th graders who enjoy the outdoors, like to get dirty and want to explore food from seed to plate! Children will participate in the daily work to maintain our garden, tending crops and harvesting the food we will use to prep and cook our daily snack. We will learn about healthy soil, plant our over-winter crops, and let our creative minds fly with our unique, engaging lessons! Register online at summitcommunitygardens.org.

2024 Yoga in the Mountains

• 10189 East State Hwy. 210
• Mondays
• 5:30 p.m.

Join Alta Community Enrichment (ACE) for a weekly, one-hour yoga class in the heart of the Wasatch Mountains. Each week is a unique class, hosted on the Our Lady of the Snows, weather permitting. All are welcome! Please follow ACE on social media for updates! Please bring your own mat.

Tuesday Night Legal Bar

• Park City Library
• 1255 Park Ave.
• First Tuesday of the month
• 6-7 p.m.

Receive a free consultation with a lawyer, first come, first served. This program occurs the 1st Tuesday of every month, except holidays. Attendees must arrive by 6:30 p.m. in order to be seen. For more information, visit parkcitybar.org.

Happy Hour and Pup Crawl

• Hugo Coffee Shop
• 1794 Olympic Pkwy
• Wednesdays until Nov.
• 2-5 p.m.

Free pup cups, giveaways and treat samples from the Barking Cat.

Library Play Time at Kamas

• Kamas Valley Library
• 110 N Main, Kamas
• Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.

Drop in on Wednesdays between 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. for unstructured, early learning play time for children ages 0-4.

Bilingual Family Storytime | Cuentos bilingües en familia

• Park City Library
• 1255 Park Ave.
• Wednesday evenings
• Saturday mornings

Perfect for those beginning their Spanish learning journey, this interactive, early literacy program will entertain your little one and help them learn to read by building language skills in both English and Spanish through stories and songs. This program is offered once a month, with an evening program on Wednesday and a repeat program on Saturday morning. Ages 3-6. Younger siblings are welcome. 

Perfecto para quienes estén comenzando su viaje de aprendizaje del español o del inglés, este programa interactivo facilita la alfabetización temprana en ambos idiomas y fomenta el desarrollo de las habilidades lingüísticas a través de cuentos y canciones. Este programa se ofrece mensualmente, con un programa nocturno los miércoles y una repetición de este el siguiente sábado por la mañana. Edad 3-6 años. Hermanitas menores son bienvenidas.

Locals Night

• Flanagan’s on Main
• 438 Main Street, Park City
• Wednesdays at 6 p.m.

Come join us every Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. with food, drink specials, and live music with The Fuse.

2024 Park City Farmers Market

• First Time Chair Lift
• Wednesdays through Oct. 30
• 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

The Park City Farmers Market offers a large assortment of fresh local goods from Utah Farmers and vendors, and strives to offer only the freshest and organic products.

Crafternoon at Kamas

• Kamas Valley Library
• 110 N Main, Kamas
• Thursdays at 3:30 p.m.

Drop in every Thursday afternoon for incredibly cool and crafty fun! For elementary school age kids.

Minecraft Club 

• Park City Library
• 1255 Park Ave
• Every Thursday 4-5 p.m.

Minecraft enthusiasts and beginners ages 6 to 12 come to the Park City Library for Minecraft Club on Thursdays from 4-5 p.m. We play in a creative world working together, and separately, to build anything we can imagine while sharing tips about all things Minecraft. Computers are provided and are first come, first serve for the hour of play. For more information on Minecraft Club and other Library happenings visit parkcitylibrary.org/events.

Story Time Friday 

• Kimball Junction Branch Library
• 1885 W Ute Blvd, Park City
• Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

Don’t miss Story Time Fridays at the Kimball Junction Branch! Picture books, puppets, songs and a simple craft with Ms. Kirsten. For children ages 4-6 and their caregivers. Siblings, too!

Box Concert Series

• Este Pizza
• 1781 Sidewinder Dr.
• Fridays and Saturdays
• Through Sept.
• 6-9 p.m.

The family-friendly Este Pizza Box Concert Series features seasonal pizza specials, including the famous peach pizza, vegan and gluten-free options and a variety of talented local musicians on the beautiful patio. In case of inclement weather, music will continue indoors. The series will run every Friday and Saturday through September.

Saturday Morning Nature Walks

• 1258 Center Dr.
• Saturdays at 8:30 a.m.

Join us for a nature walk on the Preserve with one of Swaner’s naturalists! We explore wetland science, natural plant and animal species and the history of the Swaner Preserve. Pre-registration is required for all Saturday Nature Morning Walks. Walk-ins are not available at this time and all tours are capped at 15 participants. Registration closes at 7 a.m. the day of the scheduled nature walk.

Midway Farmers Market 2024

• 130 West Main St., Midway
• Saturdays June-Oct.
• 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Fresh local produce and local artisans are onsite selling goods at the farmer’s market in Midway.

2024 Mountaintop Brews and Tunes

• 2250 Deer Valley Dr S.
• Saturdays 
• June 15-Sept. 7
• 12 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Ride up Sterling Express chairlift and join us for scenic afternoon celebrations atop Deer Valley’s Bald Mountain at Snowshoe Tommy’s. Enjoy a variety of beer partners, live entertainment, takeaway fare with à la carte pricing, and mountaintop views. An all-area, full-day scenic or bike lift ticket is required to ride the Sterling Express chairlift to access each event.

2024 Park Silly Sunday Market

• Main Street
• Sundays 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Excluding July 7 and 28
• Every Sunday in August

Park Silly has hosted over 2.5 million people over the course of 16 years and has helped to foster and incubate over 150 small businesses. Park Silly is an eco-friendly open air artist market, street festival and community forum.

Sunday Brunch

• Glitretind Restaurant at Stein Eriksen Lodge
• 7700 Stein Way
• Weekly on Sundays

$72 adults, $25 kids 5-12This extravagant spread features traditional breakfast items along with a carving station, several hot entrées, a variety of salads and starches, shrimp, sushi, crab claws, salmon, fresh fruit, fresh crêpes station, omelet station and house-made pastries (menu items are subject to change based on availability and seasonality). Reservations recommended at steinlodge.com.

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The Kimball Art Center and the Arts Council of Park City & Summit County invites art lovers and the art curious to a high-energy ball of fun called the 2024 Monster Drawing Rally.

The event, set to run from 3-6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Kimball Art Center, 1251 Kearns Blvd., will feature 26 local and regional artists, who will create unique works in three, 50-minute rounds that will then go on sale.

The money raised from the sales will be split in half to benefit both the center and the Arts Council, said Jocelyn Scudder, Arts Council of Park City & Summit County executive director.

“Both nonprofits work directly with visual artists in a variety of ways, and the Monster Drawing Rally is a fun way to highlight our missions as arts-driven nonprofits in Park City and Summit County.”

The partnership of the Kimball Art Center and the Arts Council of Park City & Summit County for the Monster Drawing Rally helps foster a healthy arts and cultural community,” said Aldy Milliken, Kimball Art Center executive director.

“Each year, we look forward to hosting the Monster Drawing Rally at Kimball Art Center,” he said. “The event brings together the creative community while inviting the community at-large to participate. It’s perfectly aligned with our mission to inspire, educate and connect through art.”

The event will also feature snacks, drinks and a bar for adults, all of which are made possible by sponsors Buona Vita, Tarahumara Park City, The Boneyard Saloon and The Moab Brewery.

And attendees will be able to visit the Kimball Art Center’s current exhibition, “Less Bad” by Karl Haendel.

The Monster Drawing Rally’s format hasn’t changed since it debuted eight years ago, according to Scudder.

“Artists will create an original piece of art, and at the end of a 50-minute period, all the pieces will go up for sale for $50,” she said. “If more than one person wants to purchase the piece, they will draw a playing card, and whoever draws the highest card wins. And it’s fun to see people’s faces when they’ve drawn the high card to win the piece.”

Since the night will be divided into three rounds, there are plenty of opportunities to win affordable and unique pieces of art, Scudder said.

“The Monster Drawing Rally levels the playing field and makes art accessible to everyone,” she said. “There are a lot of people, when they go to a gallery, who start to think that the works are out of their price range, and collecting art isn’t something they are able to do, so this is a fun and affordable way for them to start a collection and get to know someone who may become their favorite local artist.”

All of the artists donate their time to participate in the Monster Drawing Rally, Scudder said.

“We do an open call, and any artist is welcome to apply,” she said. “We do prefer that they are local or regional artists, and this is also a way for them to give back to the Kimball Art Center and Arts Council.”

The artists also have the opportunity to make some money through a silent auction, Scudder said.

“They all can bring in an original work of art that is already complete, and they price it themselves,” she said. “People will be able to bid on these works, and the money will be split 60-40, with 60% going back to the artist, and the remaining 40% will be split between the Kimball Art Center and Arts Council. Since most of the money goes back to the artists, we highly encourage people to place their bids in the silent auction.”

Giving artists exposure and introducing them to the public are also part of the event’s highlights, Scudder said.

“People will get a chance to ‘spy’ on the creative process of these artists and make connections with them,” she said. “And what better way to bring the community together than in a fun and energetic and loud and crazy event.”

Two of this year’s participating artists are Mark Maziarz and his 17-year-old son, Scout.

Scout, a Park City High School senior and painter, made his Monster Drawing Rally debut last year.

“I did some gouache and acrylic and paint markers,” he said. “I do a lot of rapid stuff and use all sorts of mediums.”

Scout’s attraction to visual art stems from life and the world around him.

“I see a pretty thing and think, ‘That’s so cool. I want to do that,’ or I sometimes decide to make my own pretty things,” he said.

Scout’s go-to medium is oil, but he works with different kinds of materials because he likes variety.

“They are all unique in their own way, but oil is so awesome because it’s so smooth,” he said. “I like how it looks and all the ridges and bumps it makes.”

Mark, a photographer by trade who has participated in a few Monster Drawing Rallys over the years, will create works with watercolors inspired by his pictures during this year’s event.

“I do a series of epoxy blocks, and they have a white background where I put cut-out images of historic buildings on Main Street and Miners Hospital that I have photographed,” he said. “So, what I’m going to do at this Monster Drawing Rally is do watercolor sketches of those pictures.”

Mark likes using watercolors not only because they fit well with the rally, but because he likes the looseness of the medium.

“People have responded to these, and I love doing them,” he said. “I will also have some of my photography there as well, so people can see what I do.”

The Monster Drawing Rally is the first public event that Mark and Scout will participate in together.

“One of the things we like about our family of four is that we’re all artists,” Mark said, referring to his wife, Mary Beth, and other son Foster, who are both musicians. “We do different things, but we all do the arts, and there are days when the four of us are all doing art, and there’s such a cool vibe in the house. We bounce ideas off of each other and then go off and do things on our own. Creativity is happening everywhere, and it’s such an uplifting feeling. It’s energizing, and I just love it.”

That creativity is inspiring and has spurred other projects, Mark said.

“Foster is also into cosplay, and he creates his own costumes,” he said. “He’s done (things inspired by) ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s,’ and he just finished a Spring Bonnie one for (the upcoming) FanX Convention.”

Scout, who, for the past four years, has been part the Kimball Art Center’s Young Artists’ Academy, a program for teenagers who are dedicated to the study and practice of the visual arts, creative thinking, and creative professions, looks forward to making more connections and building on the ones he forged last year.

“I love talking with people because I love people and I can talk about my art,” he said. “It’s also nice to talk with other artists, too.”

Mark is honored to have the opportunity to participate in the Monster Drawing Rally with Scout.

“Scout got in before I did,” he said with a laugh. “I found out I got in about a week ago.”

Both are also excited to be part of an event that benefits two of Park City and Summit County’s biggest visual arts nonprofits.

“People who come to the event and are part of it are great, and we are so happy the proceeds from the art sales are going to help the Arts Council and the Kimball Art Center,” Mark said. 

The 2024 Monster Drawing Rally

• When: 3-6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 14
• Where: Kimball Art Center, 1251 Kearns Blvd.
• Cost: $25 for adults; $10 for children ages 6-17; free for children ages 5 and younger 
• Registration: tinyurl.com/42s62cv3
• Web: kimballartcenter.org and pcscarts.org
• For information about Mark Maziarz and Scout Maziarz, visit maziarz.com and instagram.com/scout_paints.

Artists participating in the 2024 Monster Drawing Rally

• Kevin Arthofer
• Blake Bellet
• Brooke Blevins
• Angie Bizon
• Olivia Dawson
• Jimmy Eaton
• Kevin Gowers
• Ian Greenwood
• Brooke Elayne Hargis
• Lindalee Holmes
• Alicia Joos
• Katie Kurchinski
• Will Lochlin 
• Emily Madsen
• Mark Maziarz
• Scout Maziarz
• Bridgette Meinhold
• Renee Mox Hall
• Anna Nizhoni
• Tori Olson
• Dani Powers
• James Saarela
• Elissa Sabbö
• Kent Youngstrom
• Marley Wright
• Ella Zupo

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Walk to End Alzheimer’s Summit/Wasatch County

The Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s Summit/Wasatch County is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7. The day starts at 9 a.m. with registration at the Snyderville Basin Special Recreation Fieldhouse, 1388 Center Drive, and an opening ceremony at 10 a.m. The event will also feature speaker Dan Jawarski, who was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s several years ago. The walk itself is an easy two-mile stroll along S.R. 224. For information visit act.alz.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=17973.

Park Silly Sunday Market on Lower Main Street

Park Silly Sunday Market continues its summer season and opens at 10 a.m. Sept. 1, 8, 15 and 22. The green, open-air street fair features live music, food, drinks and local entrepreneurs. Admission is free. For information, visit parksillysundaymarket.com.

Virtual Author Event with Garrett Graff

The Summit County Library will host a virtual author event with Garrett Graff at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The author will speak about his work, with particular focus on his oral histories, “The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11” and “When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day.” To register, visit thesummitcountylibrary.org/events/virtual-author-event-garrett-graff. 

Cocktails with Friends Fundraiser

Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History, a committee of the Park City Historical Society, will host Cocktails and Friends, a fundraiser for those ages 21, from 5-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the Lookout Cabin deck at Park City Mountain. Cocktails with Friends will raise money that will be used to help restore the historical Silver King headframe complex, which is at the bottom of the Bonanza lift at Park City Mountain. For information, visit parkcityhistory.org/event/cocktails-with-friends.

Mountain Town Biohacking Challenge

Energy4Life Centers in Park City will partner with No False Summit, a local networking organization, for the first Mountain Town Biohacking Challenge on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 1755 Prospector Ave #100. The event, which features participation time slots, will help create an awareness of longevity and through the use of new technology and tools. For information and registration, visit nofalsesummit.com/biohacking2024.

Park City Farmers Market

The Park City Farmers Market runs from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. every Wednesday throughout the summer at Park City Mountain’s First Time chair lift parking lot. Admission is free. The Park City Farmers Market, which has been running for 21 years under Volker Ritzinger, features fresh, non-GMO produce, local meats and other local offerings. For information, visit parkcityfarmersmarket.com.

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“A dream come true,” said Parkite Grant Fisher on his Olympic experience. 

The 27-year-old moved to town about a year ago looking to boost his odds at an Olympic podium. It worked, twice, as Fisher went on to make running history, becoming the first U.S. man to double-podium the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races at an Olympic Games. 

Paris was Fisher’s second Games — he also ran two events in Tokyo, and having finished both off-podium in the largely empty Japan National Stadium, it’s safe to say Fisher had a much better time in Paris at the Stade de France. 

“When you’re a kid in running, the Olympics is the biggest thing,” said Fisher. “Just to make it to the Olympics was a big dream of mine, and then leading into this year my only goal was to get on the Olympic podium.”

Fisher was surrounded the entire Paris Games by loving friends and family that made the trip. 

Reflecting on his performance, Fisher said he was able to relax and run with freedom after his first bronze medal Aug. 2 in the 10k. His body was on its last legs however. 

In both of Fisher’s races, he climbed from behind to earn his bronze medals in near-photo finishes. He admitted his plan in the 10k was to lead the whole time, and in the 5k that simply wasn’t possible, despite a slower race pace. 

Fisher detailed how he trains to have the confidence to break through the mental wall that tells him to stop, common amongst distance runners. He said if you’re not going to leave it all out on the Olympic track, when are you. 

“You know it’s going to hurt, there’s no way around it,” said Fisher. “You can’t envision being in the Olympic final and feeling incredible with 400 meters to go, it’s just not realistic. … There have been hundreds of times before where my body is screaming at me to stop and my mind is telling me you have nothing left, but each time you overcome that and push through, it’s a little easier.”

Fisher had a successful Olympic lead up featuring the U.S. Trials double-golds, however his whole year rode on the Aug. 2 and 10 finals. He said he was thrilled everything came together and he didn’t have any fluke illnesses or injuries. 

Fisher continued his season Aug. 25 at the Silesia Diamond League (the top international track league) event in Chorzów, Poland, with a 3k race. He finished in 15th place, immediately knowing it was time to shut it down for the season and return to home base in Park City.

The distance running season typically runs from February through September every year. 

Fisher will begin his 2025 base training now, with specific race preparations beginning in the new year. Fisher said he loves the tracks and trails of Park City and the neighboring areas, however may pop down to Arizona as he’s done before if things get too cold and snowy. 

On Fisher’s mind the most is the 2025 World Athletics Championships back at the Japan National Stadium in September. While Fisher wants to partake in the 2028 Los Angeles Games close to home, he admits the 2025 Championships could be his last big event on the track. 

The majority of track’s distance runners end up pivoting to the marathon and road running after their mid-20’s.

Fisher said he may try out a road race in the next year, but until Tokyo he’ll remain committed to the track. 

Already Fisher has been contacted by Grand Slam Track, a new league founded by sprinting legend Michael Johnson, looking to gather all the world’s top track stars for four big events starting next year. He sang high praises for the organization, which wouldn’t take him out of his regular Diamond League schedule. 

Fisher’s love for Park City may be contagious, and he jokes he may be inviting too many others to move to town. He currently trains at some of the Olympic winter sport centers and tracks nearby and along the Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail. 

Fisher said Parkites may spot him out on the Rail Trail, and offered some tips for those running up here in the altitude: prioritize consistency over intensity every time and don’t push yourself over the edge because the altitude will get to you. He said he hopes Parkites are enjoying the variety of running locales, almost all with fantastic scenery. 

As for lifelong memories from Paris, Fisher said his favorites will be meeting all kinds of new athletes in the village, and going out clubbing with his friends and family after the 5k finish. He wasn’t able to do much socially with Tokyo 2020’s COVID restrictions. 

“The village is such a cool melting pot of athletes from every country in the world, speaking all these different languages,” said Fisher. “We all have this mutual respect for each other because everyone knows how hard it is to get there.”

He goes on, remembering: “After the 5k, I had a great group of friends and family there and we went out and went to this club. It was hilarious seeing my parents in a club and dancing. They were playing house music, it was very European style, and we just stayed there and danced at the nightclub in Paris until the early hours of the morning.”

Addressing the living conditions in the village, Fisher said he had a great time, the food was good, the U.S.’ AC units helped, however he wouldn’t necessarily rave about the infamous chocolate muffins seen on social media. He said they were good, but he thinks everyone becomes a bit obsessed with what goes on in the village. 

Fisher has been watching the U.S. Paralympians, who are in Paris through Sunday, while getting back into his training. Like so many other athletes in the area, he said they welcomed him as a transplant with fully open arms last fall. 

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Park City was still finding its feet in the summer of 1985 when Sally Cousins Elliott’s daughter took a tumble biking home from day camp near the underpass on Deer Valley Drive. Ramshackle buildings lined Main Street, every other door boarded up.

Sally was away from home at the time with her husband, Torch, building cabinets for their new kitchen in the shop room at Hill Air Force Base when the news came in. Eight-year-old Cat needed stitches, 10-year-old (future) Dr. Libby declared. A trained professional was inclined to agree, though there was no promise that the kids could pay up.

As a thank you, Sally wrote letters to the doctor and day camp director saying she would do anything to repay their kindness and trust. That gesture led to a call asking her to join the city’s parks and recreation advisory board — forging the start of a 40-year commitment to the Park City community.

This week, the Park City Chamber/Bureau honored Sally for her contributions with the Myles Rademan Spirit of Hospitality Award during its annual meeting at Pendry Park City.

The honor is bestowed upon residents who embody the vision of Park City and aspire to make the community a better, more inclusive place. It’s named after Rademan, who served as a city planning director in the late ’80s and is the brain behind City Hall’s leadership program. 

“What started as a kind of mentorship quickly turned into a partnership,” he said during the award ceremony on Wednesday. “So many of the amenities that we take for granted in our town have her fingerprints all over them.”

It wasn’t intentional on Sally’s part. She just wanted to help bring people together. After all, she knows how to work a room, and she hates being bored.

Sally skipped her senior year of high school in Muskogee, Oklahoma, to study sociology at the University of Oklahoma. She met Torch there in 1961, becoming best friends and eventually sweethearts before he departed with the Army for Vietnam.

The couple married in 1967 when Torch returned, spending the next 20 years traveling the world for his military career. They spent two years in Korea, a stint in Alaska and some time in Texas before Torch decided to retire from the military and attend graduate school. But it was up to Sally to decide where.

Snow was the only thing Sally cared about. Skiing was an Elliott family passion with all three children, including son Chip who was attending West Point and competing on racing teams. Initially, they only planned to stay until Torch completed his PhD. But two months in, after that first Miners Day parade, they were hooked.

“We sat down with a drink and looked at each other like ‘Why the hell would we ever leave a place like this?’ and we decided OK, we’re staying,” she said sitting on the back porch of her Prospector home. The Elliotts purchased it for $95,000 two years after they moved to Park City. “When you’ve lived all over the world, you pretty much know a good place.”

Sally said the family came at the right time. Only a couple thousand people were living in the city then, and everyone knew everyone. 

It didn’t take long for Sally to become a standout figure with her magnetic energy, firecracker spirit, fierce determination and sharp wit. Her unvarnished honesty and unexpectedly colored vocabulary added to the charm, too.

Sally also dove headfirst into challenges despite not always having experience and never shied away from asking questions. As an Army wife, she always liked to research the history of the new places her family was living in to help them connect to their new home, so she did the same thing in Park City.

Parkites took Sally for tours around town, and eventually her work on the parks and recreation board led her to become connected with City Hall staff such as Rademan, former City Manager Toby Ross and former Park City Mayor Brad Olch.

Her inaugural task was to help “green” Park City. 

“This is an old community. We can’t talk about firsts, right? Because things have happened, and then they’ve fallen by the wayside, and then they’re rehabbed,” Sally said.

She was in charge of collecting donations to benefit the cemetery, though she confessed she had no idea what she was doing. Sally found discounted lilac shrubs for sale through the Lone Peak correctional facility and purchased 50. Olch contributed a portion of wedding officiant fees to the mayor’s tree fund, which helped beautify the lawn.

Sally went on to become chair of the parks and recreation board and started the city’s garden club. Yet she felt like there was still work to be done, particularly at the south end of City Park.

“I decided if nobody else was going to clean it up … I better run for office and make sure it happens,” Sally said. 

So, she did. Voters elected her to the Park City Council, and Sally served from 1990 to 1994. During that time, she said she “didn’t get one damn thing done.” Others, however, might disagree.

Park City Municipal purchased the McPolin Osguthorpe farm the year Sally took office, to ensure the open space was permanently preserved. The City Council also started a committee to tackle land issues, which later broke off to become Utah Open Lands.

Two years later, Sally was a part of negotiations to create what is now the Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail. She employed “40 fabulous felons” who worked alongside her from April to October.

At the end of her term, Sally decided to forgo reelection in favor of running for the Utah Legislature. As a woman and a Democrat in the mid-1990s, it didn’t work.

Instead, Sally started a destination management company that she ran for 10 years called Utah Escapades. However, she was called to service again in 2004.

Summit County operated under a three-person commission style of government in which elected officials held both the executive and legislative power. Former Commissioner Shauna Kerr, the first woman elected to the panel, planned to retire, and Sally felt like there needed to be someone to represent trails and open space.

Voters elected Sally to represent them. She served with former Commissioners Bob Richer and Ken Woolstenhulme until Summit County Proposition 1 was approved in November 2006, creating a five-member council and county manager position. Sally served another term as a county councilor in 2008 to help with the transition and share institutional knowledge. 

The county mostly dealt with infrastructure issues such as the landfill and recycling center. Otherwise, the most pressing issues then were mostly the same as they are today. 

Sally is most proud of her work on trails, open space and affordable housing. Her biggest regret is that she was never able to see stronger preservation ordinances approved in the county code.

She’s also been instrumental in historical preservation efforts across Utah. Sally has served on numerous boards over the years, including the Utah Quality Growth Commission, the Utah Heritage Foundation, the Park City Chamber/Bureau, Mountain Trails Foundation, Utah Women’s Political Caucus, Park City Historical Society and Recycle Utah.

Whenever there’s a problem in Park City, Sally said somebody rises to take charge. For her, that often occurs in the kitchen. 

She learned to help her mother entertain guests when she was a preteen, collecting recipes from McConnell’s magazine and Better Homes and Gardens. She’s since become an expert in “Scotch whisky diplomacy,” though she isn’t afraid to break out her secret weapons: soup and lots of bacon.

That’s how the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History, her most recent passion project, formed, as it turns out.

“If you’re sitting at somebody’s dinner table, the fact that there are four different opinions at the table and pretty much two sides to everything, you can sort of get a pickle off the tray and put it in your mouth and suck on it for a minute,” Sally explained. “People are much more willing to share if they’re sitting in a home.”

And to Sally, that’s exactly what hospitality is. It means bringing people together, taking care of one another and everyone pitching in for the common good. It’s sharing the same warm welcome she received when she moved to Park City with newcomers as well as passing on, and preserving, the good things the community has to offer.

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