‘Henry Shields: Early Pioneer of Park City’ by Matt Melville

Matt Melville, Park City Museum volunteer, will give a free lecture titled “Henry Shields: Early Pioneer of Park City” at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, at the Park City Museum Education and Collections Center, 2079 Sidewinder Drive. Shields, who happens to be Melville’s great- great-grandfather, was a Park City and Summit County attorney, law enforcement officer and was accused of murder. He also was instrumental in bringing electrical power to Park City. For information, visit parkcityhistory.org.

Flashlight Reader’s Book Club at the Summit County Library

The Summit County Library Kimball Junction Branch, 1885 W. Ute Blvd., will host its Flashlight Reader’s Book Club at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 18. This parent-and-child is for readers in grades 4 to 6 and a grown-up of their choices.The book this month is Kate DiCamillo’s hilarious and poignant novel “Flora & Ulysses.” For information, visit tinyurl.com/mr254dxt.

Park City Follies Opens April 18

Park City Follies, the musical spoof that pokes fun at all things Park City, opens a three-weekend run on April 18 at the Egyptian Theatre. The theme for this year’s production, which is also a fundraiser for the Egyptian Theatre, is “Murder on the Silver Lake Express.” For information about tickets, visit parkcityshows.com.

Spring Break Films at the Park City Library

Park City Library, 1255 Park Ave., will continue free Spring Break film screenings at 3 p.m. through Friday, April 19, at the Jim Santy Auditorium. The schedule is as follows: Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn’s “Wish,” rated PG, on April 17, Francis Lawrence’s “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” rated PG-13, on April 18 and Benjamin Renner and Guylo Homsy’s “Migration,” rated PG, on April 19. Free popcorn will also be available. For information, visit parkcitylibrary.org/events/month.

Kimball Junction Trash Cleanup

The Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter will host a Kimball Junction Trash Cleanup on April 20. Volunteers can sign up for shifts by visiting tinyurl.com/2p6axsf8. The event, part of the EcoCenter’s Earth Day and Earth Month celebration, will cover various locations at Kimball Junction. Volunteers will pick up trash that has accumulated over the winter, because if the trash is not removed much will end up on the Swaner Preserve and pose a threat to wildlife and become detrimental to the functions of the wetland. For information, visit extension.usu.edu/swaner/calendar.

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Earth Day may only be on April 22, but The Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter have nature-themed fun planned for the entire family to enjoy throughout the month of April.

The nonprofit, which is part of the Utah State University Extension, will kick off the festivities by hosting its annual Kimball Junction Trash Cleanup on April 20. 

Garbage accumulates over the winter and some of it ends up on the Swaner Preserve which can be dangerous for wildlife and detrimental to the functions of the wetlands.

Volunteers who participate in this cleanup are entered into an opportunity drawing for fun prizes and gift cards from local sponsors.

Following Earth Day, the EcoCenter will partner with Park City Film to host a free screening of “In the Dirt” at 7 p.m. on April 25 at the Park City Library’s Jim Santy Auditorium. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion.

“In the Dirt” tells a story about cycling on the Navajo Nation and will inspire viewers to think about their connection to the land.

“In celebration of Earth Month, we’re excited to host a variety of activities where our community can learn about the value of nature and how we can nurture both the ecosystem we live in and the people connected with it,” said Hunter Klingensmith, Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter director of exhibits and visitor experience. “We hope that these events will give participants resources to act boldly, innovate broadly, and implement equitably to invest in our planet in whatever way they can.” 

Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter will end Earth Month fun with activities to get folks involved in the City Nature Challenge from  April 26-29. 

The public is invited to the EcoCenter that weekend to participate in a different activity each day. From learning to use iNaturalist on Friday, April 26, to free guided nature walks on Saturday, April 27, to crafting a nature journal on Sunday, April 28, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Lastly, the EcoCenter’s traveling exhibition, “Snow: Tiny Crystals, Global Impact,” is on display through May 5. 

The public is invited to explore this exhibition before it’s gone, so there will be free admission on Saturday, April 27, thanks to the nonprofit’s generous sponsors.

Registration and more details for these events and others can be found at extension.usu.edu/swaner/calendar.

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Park City Film: ‘Radical’

Park City Film and the Park City Library will host a free screening of Christopher Zalla’s “Radical,” rated PG-13, at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, at the Park City Library’s Jim Santy Auditorium, 1255 Park Ave. “Radical,” winner of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival’s Festival Favorite, is based on a true story. A frustrated teacher, played by Eugenio Derbez, uses a new method to reach students in a town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence. The screening, presented in Spanish with English subtitles,  is part of Park City Film’s Cine en Español Series presented with Park City Library and supported with grant funding from Park City Municipal. In addition to free admission, the event will include free popcorn. For information, visit parkcityfilm.org.

Karla Bonoff at the Egyptian Theatre

Renowned singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff, whose tunes such as “Home,” “Tell Me Why” and “Someone to Lay Down Beside Me,” have been covered over the past 40 years by an array of respective artists including Bonnie Raitt, Wynonna and Linda Ronstadt, will wrap up a four-night Park City residency on April 13 at the Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main St. Tickets range from $33-$59. For information and to purchase tickets, call 855-745-SHOW or visit parkcityshows.com and karlabonoff.com.

Virtual Author Event: Xochitl Gonzalez

The Summit County Library will host a virtual event with New York Times best-selling author Xochitl Gonzalez, a 2023 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Commentary, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17. Gonzalez will talk about her news novel “Anita de Monte Laughs Last,” which examines how the elite control recognition through power, love and art. To register, visit libraryc.org/thesummitcountylibrary.

Park City Follies Opens April 18

Park City Follies, the musical spoof that pokes fun at all things Park City, opens a three-weekend run on April 18 at the Egyptian Theatre. The theme for this year’s production, which is also a fundraiser for the Egyptian Theatre, is “Murder on the Silver Lake Express.” For information about tickets, visit parkcityshows.com.

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In preparation for its 30th anniversary season, Odyssey Dance Theatre seeks strong jazz/ballet male and female dancers, ages 18-29 who can also do hip-hop and tap.

Available contracts include a one-show contract for the fall production of the Halloween spectacular “Thriller,” which runs Aug. 19 to Nov. 2, and/or the company’s entire season that runs Aug. 19 to April or May 2025.

Auditions will be held from noon-6 p.m. on  Saturday, April 20, at the COPA/Odyssey Studios, 352 W. 12300 South, Suite 400, in Draper.

Dancers should be prepared to dance ballet, jazz/contemporary, hip-hop, ballroom and tap combinations that will be taught to them at the audition. 

For additional information, visit odysseydance.com. 

Dancers who cannot attend the preferred live auditions on April 20 may audition via video submissions by doing the following:

1. Learn and record yourself performing the six combinations in the following link: dropbox.com/scl/fo/ldiqcwfwrph29dha3jqh2/h?rlkey=50p69lq87vctd0p7n0ecjyf3w&dl=0
2. If you do pointe work, include a short video of echappes, arabesques on each side, and a double pirouette en pointe.
3. Fill in the audition form at odysseydance.com
4. Submit links to the videos, audition form, a picture and resume and any additional dance reel you may have to avanalstyne@odysseydance.com

All links to videos, audition form, dance reels and pictures and resumes must be submitted by April 15.

Founded and directed by Broadway, Ballet West, Film and TV veteran Derryl Yeager, Odyssey Dance Theatre is a professional jazz/ballet company with performance opportunities, including three home seasons in Salt Lake City with over 30 performances, plus a European Tour in the Spring. Some of Odyssey Dance Theatre veterans have appeared on “So You Think You Can Dance.”

After 28 years of providing the community with innovative and exciting performances, Yeager and his wife, costume designer and costume production director Cheryl Yeager, took a little sabbatical and are feeling re-invigorated and re-inspired. 

During this time, there have been no scheduled performances, but Odyssey has continued to make dance accessible with its Community Outreach Program. 

Odyssey Dance Theatre’s mission remains to train Utah’s talented dancers, from nurturing emerging artists through Odyssey 2, its pre-professional scholarship training program and giving hundreds of students the opportunity to perform in such productions as “Thriller,” “Redux Nut-Cracker” and “It’s A Wonderful Life” performances.

Odyssey has also provided live performance-art access to thousands of at-risk youth by donating 8,989 free tickets and delighting 7,885 with free school performances. 

During the 2023-2024 season, the company granted 10 dance scholarships to young people who showed promise but didn’t have the means to continue their training. 

In addition, Odyssey is collaborating with Salt Lake County Youth Services Afterschool Programs to provide dance classes in schools of underserved students.

Odyssey Dance Theatre has also won a string of awards including Best of State in Dance for 17 years in a row; Best of State of all Arts and Entertainment in 2007 and 2015 and Best Choreographer in 2009.

Odyssey 2 and Odyssey Dance Theatre also represented Utah on the world’s stage, and was invited to perform at the 2008 Booking Dance Festival that coincided with the Beijing Summer Olympics.

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Karla Bonoff at the Egyptian Theatre

Renowned singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff, whose tunes such as “Home,” “Tell Me Why” and “Someone to Lay Down Beside Me” have been covered over the past 40 years by an array of respective artists including Bonnie Raitt, Wynonna and Linda Ronstadt, will perform a four-night residency from April 11-13 at the Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main St. Tickets range from $33-$59. For information and to purchase tickets, call 855-745-SHOW or visit parkcityshows.com and karlabonoff.com.

Spend an Evening with Kevin Pearce

Park City Film will present an evening with Kevin Pearce, a former pro-snowboarder who suffered a traumatic brain injury while training for the 2009 Winter Olympics at Park City Mountain Resort. The event will start at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, at the Park City Library’s Jim Santy Auditorium. Pearce will share clips from the award-winning HBO documentary “The Crash Reel.” For information and tickets, visit parkcityfilm.org.

Saturday Morning Nature Walks at the Swaner Preserve

Saturday morning nature walks are held at 8:30 a.m. every Saturday at the Swaner EcoCenter. The cost is $10 per person and $5 for local residents. Depending upon the time of year, lucky hikers may see an abundance of birds, elk, or even nesting sandhill cranes. For information and to register, visit www.swanerecocenter.org.

Park City Follies Opens April 18

Park City Follies, the musical spoof that pokes fun at all things Park City, opens a three-weekend run on April 18 at the Egyptian Theatre. The theme for this year’s production, which is also a fundraiser for the Egyptian Theatre, is “Murder on the Silver Lake Express.” For information about tickets, visit parkcityshows.com.

Summit Community Garden Seek Farm Farmacy Volunteers

Summit Community Gardens & EATS, a nonprofit that encourages the community to gather, learn about healthy nutrition and food accessibility and grow in gardens and schools, seeks volunteers for its Farm Farmacy program. Volunteers are needed bi-weekly and on Thursdays to help deliver produce to between four and eight homes around Summit and Wasatch counties. Volunteers must have a car and be able to lift up to 40 pounds. Deliveries are no-contact and may be left at the front door. There is an immediate opening for Thursday, April 11, and openings for May 9, May 23 and June 6. For information and sign-ups, visit tinyurl.com/yrnprewz. For information about Summit Community Garden & EATS, visit summitcommunitygardens.org.

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Park City Institute Welcomes Guster and Spoon

Guster, known for its infectious melodies and live performances, will perform Park City on Aug. 2, and Spoon, Austin’s most esteemed rock ambassadors, will captivate audiences with their riveting performance on Aug. 11. Both concerts, part of Park City Institute‘s Big Stars Bright Nights Summer Concert series, will take place at Utah’s most exciting new outdoor venue at Canyons Village at Park City Mountain. For tickets and information, visit parkcityinstitute.org/bsbn.

Theatrical Reading of ‘School Day’

Egyptian Theatre‘s YouTheatre will present a theatrical reading of “School Day,” a new play by Park City High School Junior Maisey Mansson, who is also an intern at The Park Record. The reading will start at 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, at the Egyptian Theatre YouTheatre Studios, 330 Main St. The event is free and open to the public. “School Day” is about a tight-knit group of students who “grapple with the effects of gun violence on themselves, their friends and their community,” according to Mansson. For information about YouTheatre, visit parkcityyoutheatre.com.

New Moon Star Party

To celebrate Dark Skies Month, Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter will partner with Summit Land Conservancy for a new Moon Star Party at 8 p.m. on Monday, April 8, at Stevens Grove in Oakley. Directions are provided in the registration form. To register, visit extension.usu.edu/swaner/calendar.

Newcomers Monthly Speaker Series

Newcomers Club of Greater Park City invites the public to its Monthly Speaker Series at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10, at Park City Community Church, 4501 N. S.R. 224. The free event will feature a presentation by Peace House, a local anti-domestic violence nonprofit. For information, visit parkcitynewcomers.org.

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High Country Fly Fishers Monthly Meeting

High Country Fly Fishers, the Park City chapter of the nonprofit environmental organization Trout Unlimited, will hold its monthly membership meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 1505 White Pine Canyon Rd. Past High Country Fly Fishers Presidents Jack Campbell and Bill Quapp will give an update of the Weber River Crossover Project that provides access to private property along the Weber River. For membership and meeting information, visit highcountryflyfishers.com.

Wine for Wildlife

Park City Twilight Rotary Club and Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter will host their Wine for Wildlife fundraiser, at 5 p.m., on Thursday, April 4, at the Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter, 1258 Center Drive. The evening will feature an array of activities including wine education by Pamela Wood, president of the Park City Wine Club, live music by The Fuse, heavy hors d’oeuvres, drinks prepared by Elevate Bartending and a sit-down dinner catered by Joi Thomas, owner of Seasoned with Salt. Of the funds raised, 50% will go to Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter programming, and 50% will go to the Park City Twilight Rotary Club’s service projects. To register, visit extension.usu.edu/swaner/calendar. For information, visit swanerecocenter.org and portal.clubrunner.ca/15369.

Ballet West’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Ballet West will bring the enchanting “Beauty and the Beast” to town at 7 p.m., on Friday, April 5, at the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, 1750 Kearns Blvd. The performance, part of the dance company’s Family Classic Series, will feature dancers from Ballet West II, the Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy and the Peggy Bergmann Park City Campus. Tickets are $25. They can be purchased by visiting boxoffice.balletwest.org/32504. For information, call 801-869-6900 or visit balletwest.org. 

Kimball Art Center Art Soirée

The Kimball Art Center’s Art Soirée is set to start at 6:30 p.m., on Saturday, April 6, at Pendry Park City, 2417 W High Mountain Rd. in Canyons Village. The event raises money that funds the art-nonprofit’s education, exhibit, student outreach and artist-in-residence programs. The night will feature cocktails, appetizers and dinner, opportunity drawings, silent and live auctions and art activities. Registration is open at kimballartcenter.org/exhibition/art-Soirée. For information, visit kimballartcenter.org.

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Ballet West shares a not-to-be missed program during a timely moment of current affairs across the globe with their final main-stage production of “Love and War,” running April 12-20 at the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City. 

Featured in the program is one of the world’s greatest ballet masterpieces, Kurt Jooss’ 1932 work “The Green Table,” returning to the Ballet West stage with a spellbinding score for two pianos by Frederick Cohen.

In eight profoundly moving scenes, Jooss and Cohen depict the futility of war, its tragedy and the redemptive power of humanity. 

The 1932 antiwar piece was entered into a festival in 1939, where it won first prize, earning an invitation by Adolf Hitler for Jooss to become the national choreographer for Germany, but only if he dismissed his Jewish company members.

Jooss refused and chose to escape Germany, along with his family, company and fellow collaborators. 

“‘The Green Table’ is a masterpiece and in many ways one of the greatest theater works of all time.” said Ballet West Artistic Director Adam Sklute.

“Presented in a series of stark, but emotional tableaux based on medieval wood cuts, it is the epitome of German Expressionism from the early 20th Century. It is about war, but its genius lies in the fact that the ballet never picks sides; it never preaches right or wrong, simply that the ultimate winner in war is always only death. The ballet is a profoundly moving experience for artist and audience alike.”

The program will also feature Ballet West’s revival of fiery and dynamic “Red Angels,” choreographed by Ulysses Dove with music by Richard Einhorn.

The production includes four dancers accompanied by an electric violin and played by the original interpreter, Mary Rowell, one of only two people in the world to perform the score, presenting a nonstop outpouring of energy and passion.

The “Love and War” program will open with the Utah Premiere of William Forsythe’s “Blake Works I.”

Set to the tuneful and moody songs of British singer songwriter James Blake, “Blake Works I” is filled with Forsythe’s unique blend of hyperextended classical vocabulary and distinctive, unexpected directional changes, while always maintaining a classical purity.

Forsythe is recognized as one of the greatest living choreographers in the world, creating this elegant and sensual work on the Paris Opera Ballet in 2016. And to date, San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet and now Ballet West are the only American companies given permission to produce the work.

“This is a spectacular full-company work that really extends our dancers abilities,” said Sklute. “Forsythe’s way of moving demands a great deal of athleticism and speed. His work requires dancers to change direction in an instant and extend movement beyond what they are physically used to. This is what makes the work exciting both for the artist and the audience. But ‘Blake Works I’ also surprises us with its unexpected purity of line and approach. It may be one of Forsythe’s most stately works, and its elegance is what, to me, makes it such a good fit for Ballet West’s artists.”

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Saturday Morning Nature Walks

Saturday morning nature walks are held at 8:30 a.m. every Saturday at the Swaner EcoCenter. The cost is $10 per person and $5 for local residents. Depending upon the time of year, lucky hikers may see an abundance of birds, elk or even nesting sandhill cranes. For information and to register, visit www.swanerecocenter.org.

‘Mary Poppins’ at the Egyptian Theatre

Ziegfeld Theater Company will wrap up its run of Cameron Mackintosh’s musical “Mary Poppins” from March 30-31, at the Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main St. Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, “Mary Poppins” garnered nine Olivier nominations and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. For information and tickets, visit parkcityshows.com.

Park City Library Closed March 31

Park City Library, 1255 Park Ave., will close on Easter Sunday, March 31, and will reopen at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 1. For information, visit parkcitylibrary.org.

Gondola Art Stroll at Canyons Village

Canyons Village Management Association invites the public to the Gondola Art Stroll, which runs through April 15. The gondolas, adorned by art created by local artists Heather Peteroy, Elizabeth Walsh, Brook Smart and Jeremy Morgan, Anna Leigh Moore and Luminous Arts, are stationed around the Canyons Village Base Area. Resort guests who peer inside the gondolas will be greeted by winter wonderland scenes. Each gondola will feature a QR code that will give guests access to artist information, what to find in that specific gondola and a map of the other gondolas throughout Canyons Village. For information, visit cvma.com/gondola-art-stroll.

Westminster VITA Tax Clinic

The Westminster VITA Tax Clinic is held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays at The Summit County Library Kimball Junction Branch, 1885 W. Ute Blvd. IRS-certified volunteers in Westminster’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program will offer free tax preparation, electronic filing and financial advocacy and stability services to low- to moderate-income individuals and families, people with disabilities, the elderly, members of military services and veterans, members of Native American tribes and those with limited English proficiency. For information, visit thesummitcountylibrary.org/calendar.

High Country Fly Fishers Monthly Meeting

High Country Fly Fishers, the Park City chapter of the nonprofit environmental organization Trout Unlimited, will hold its monthly membership meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 1505 White Pine Canyon Rd. Past High Country Fly Fishers Presidents Jack Campbell and Bill Quapp will give an update of the Weber River Crossover Project that provides access to private property along the Weber River. For membership and meeting information, visit highcountryflyfishers.com.

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‘Park City’s Growth from Mining to Today’

Dalton Gackle, Park City Library‘s research, digital services and social media coordinator, will present a lecture, “Park City’s Growth from Mining to Today,” at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, at the Kimball Art Center, 1251 Kearns Blvd. The presentation will include discussion about some of the larger mines in the area, a look at daily life for residents and the town’s transition into a skiing Mecca. This event is free to attend, but RSVPs are required. To RSVP, visit kimballartcenter.org/events.

‘The Disruptors’ Film Screening

Park City Film and PC READS, a student advocacy nonprofit, will partner for a free screening of Stephanie Soechtig’s “The Disruptors,” not rated, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, at the Park City Library’s Jim Santy Auditorium, 1255 Park Ave. The documentary, part of Park City Film’s Raising Voices series, takes viewers inside families as they navigate the challenges and the triumphs of living with ADHD. A post-screening panel discussion, moderated by parent and advocate Bari Nan Rothchild, will include Mary Kimball of the McGillis School’s Learning Center, Hilary Fiveash from Educational Advantage, Dr. Eileen Gallagher of Gallagher Pediatrics, Dr. Alison Delgado from Wasatch Pediatrics and Seth Rothchild, student and PC READS Mind Mentor. For information, visit parkcityfilm.org and parkcityreads.org/events.

‘Mary Poppins’ takes care of audiences at the Egyptian Theatre

Ziegfeld Theater Company will continue its run of Cameron Mackintosh’s musical “Mary Poppins” from March 28-31 at the Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main St. Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, “Mary Poppins” garnered nine Olivier nominations and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. For information and tickets, visit parkcityshows.com.

Saturday Morning Nature Walks at the Swaner Preserve

Saturday morning nature walks are held at 8:30 a.m. every Saturday at the Swaner EcoCenter. The cost is $10 per person and $5 for local residents. Depending upon the time of year, lucky hikers may see an abundance of birds, elk, or even nesting sandhill cranes. For information and to register, visit swanerecocenter.org.

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