SPRING SKI SALE!

25% OFF LODGING – NOW THROUGH APRIL 15TH.

With Spring just around the corner, now is the time to book your ski getaway before it’s too late. Mention this blog when you book your ski trip (before April 15th) and you’ll recieve 25% off. Don’t miss out on these great savings!

It’s time for the fat lady to sing us into the end of the 2013 Park City, Utah ski season…but she’s hitting a high note on her way out. The slopes at Deer Valley have been amazing the last couple of days with 20 new inches of snow this week and two absolutely blue bird days all before closing weekend.

Booking a ski vacation for closing week at the resorts can sometimes be risky. But our customers who booked vacation rentals in abode’s Park City and Deer Valley properties this week are patting themselves on the back for a good decision made. This week has been exemplary in great weather and sweet snow.

There’s nothing like participating with the locals in all the end of season festivities. And there is no where anyone would rather be than on the beach at Deer Valley’s Silver Lake Village on a closing weekend afternoon…sipping on a cold beer while soaking in the warm sunshine after a perfect ending to a great ski season. The ski costumes of many last-day-of-the-season party people are in and of themselves a sight to behold. We locals call it “clown day” and if you’ve never checked it out – you just might want to consider putting this ski week on your calendar next year.

So slip into your spring ski gear and slap on a goofy hat and a tutu.  Skip on over to Deer Valley this weekend and enjoy the last days of the ski season with some rays of sunshine and some awesome runs.  Lift your plastic cup of beer and toast to another great year behind us and another great year ahead of us…and don’t worry if you’re not in town for the end of season fun this year – you’ve still got time to book your summer Park City vacation!

The hiking, fishing, biking, outdoor concerts and Park Silly Sunday Market fun is still a couple months away and will be as wonderful as the winter!!!

PARK CITY SPRING HOUSE RENTAL

Visit Park City this Spring and stay in an abode Park City house rental. Our homes are luxury defined. Every amenity you could want: 24 hour concierge, personal chefs, pre-planned excursions, mountain access and more. From condos to suites to mansions, we have what you’re looking for. Park City has so much to offer from hot air ballooning to zip lines to hiking and more! Contact your abode Park City representative today about your Park City Spring house rental needs today.

GREAT ARTICLE ON PARK CITY, ENJOY DEER VALLEY YEAR ’ROUND, AND A FEW SPRING SPECIALS IN PARK CITY

Here is a nice article regarding Park City skiing experience from CNN Travel

Deer Valley announces that the Deer Valley cafe will stay open year ’round, so you can always enjoy a little Deer Valley: http://www.deervalley.com/newsletters/deer-valley-grocerycafe-to-remain-open-year-round.html

Now here are some great spring discounts and specials in Park City and Deer Valley:

-2 for 1 coupons at 350 Main

-35% off at the Grub Steak to celebrate their 35 years in business

-$10 all you can eat Pad Thai at Bangkok Thai on Main St

-2 for 1 dinner’s at Chimayo, Grappa, and Washo http://www.billwhiteenterprises.com/

-Half off all Easy Street menu items

The spring is a great time to enjoy Park City like a true local and get awesome deals everywhere! Contact us for the best deals in lodging and anything else in Park City.

Our Spring Concert Series will never cease to amaze you. Each Saturday, beginning February 19 and ending April 19, we’ll bring you live music. So after a great day of skiing and riding at Utah’s premier resort, come on down to the Resort Village, take off your boots, and put on your dancing shoes!

EASTER BUNNY VISITS DEER VALLEY RESORT

PARK CITY SPRING SKIING

Are you ready for Park City spring skiing? Reserve your Utah house or condo rental with abode Park City today. Our properties are fully furnished and come with luxury amenities. Ski-access, pre-planned excursions, car service, concierge, personal chef and more. Reserve your home or condo rental and take part in spectacular spring skiing in Park City.

The Park City Museum has many events occuring in March, beginning with a lecture entitled: The Golden Age of American Family Vacations on Thursday, March 3. Listen to author, Susan Sessions Rugh, as she discusses her book of the same title looking at post-World War II family travel and how postwar prosperity and mass consumption initiated the ritual of the family road trip. Also don’t miss: the final days of Our Lives, Our Stories: The Greatest Generation – an exhibit which is closing on March 16; a welcome-back party and orientation for volunteers on March 8; an evenining of 50’s Family Fun: Craft and Game Night on March 10; and Remembering Topaz and Japanese American Internment on March 15.

On March 5th the Park City Performing Arts Foundation presents Ed Asner as “FDR“. Multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning acting legend, Ed Asner brings one of America’s most beloved presidents to life in the Theatre Guild’s solo performance drama, “FDR.” Also don’t miss the world renowned dance troupe Philobolus coming back to the Eccles Center on March 12.

Founded in 1971 and recognized for its imaginative and athletic exploration of creative collaboration, Pilobolus has evolved into a pioneering American cultural institution of the 21st century.

The Egyptian Theatre launches their Musicals on Main program with tick, tick…BOOM! opening on March 11. From Jonathan Larsen, the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning composer of “Rent” comes “tick, tick… BOOM! “ the autobiographical story of

an aspiring musician named Jon who lives in New York City in 1990. As his 30th birthday quickly approaches, Jon is worried he has made the wrong career choice as a “promising young composer.” The clock is ticking in more ways than he could ever imagine.

Registration is now open for musicians, performers and artists of all sorts for the fifth summer of Park Silly Sunday Market. Get your registration in early because booths and space sells out early! You can participate in as few or as many Sundays as you

like. Over 90,000 friends, neighbors, world travelers, road trippers, guests, and visitors attended the Market in 2010! Come show off your talent, make new friends and keep the old! See how you can join in the Silliness! There are opportunities for everyone!

Local Gallery and Studio Events
Attend the monthly Gallery Stroll on March 25 and enjoy the following new exhibits and openings.

The Park City Professional Artists Association (PCPAA) will meet on March 8 at 6:30 at the Kimball Art Center. The topic of discussion is: Using Social Media to Sell Your Art. Check the PCPAA website for more news and information about the Association’s activities.

The Meyer Gallery will present new works by Mary Roberson with a special reception on March 25 at 6pm. Fresh off her one-woman show at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming, Mary Roerson presents her latest works – large canvases with thick layers of oil in beautiful tonalist colors as well as small frames in warm, lovely encaustic colors. Her subject is the wildlife we often see — birds and owls and bison and elk; and wildlife we don’t often see, such as bears and wolves and eagles.

On March 25 at 6pm Gallery MAR presents Two Waters – new works Matt Flint and Shawna Moore. The two currents of Gallery MAR’s most popular abstract artists come together for this new exhibition. Enjoy the monthly Gallery Stroll and stop by Gallery MAR to check out this new exhibit. Go to the Gallery website for more information.

Through March the Julie Nester Gallery presents works by Jeff Cohen and Chris Gwaltney – bringing together two talented, mid-career artists. Jeff Cohen is a representational artist from Atlanta, GA. His detailed cityscape paintings consist of paintings on individual wood tiles which are then brought together to complete the composition. Chris Gwaltney is an abstract painter from Southern California. His paintings have a lush style generated through the application of multiple layers of paint. Gwaltney’s style is free – he uses rapid gestural strokes to convey great energy.

Happenings Especially for Children and Youth

ARTSPARK, an afterschool outreach program of Spiro Arts, meets at each elementary school in Park City and Ecker Hill Middle School. Classes are taught by Susan Parker and Anita Slevin, state certified, experienced

art teachers. Drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, sculpture, fiber arts and ceramics are explored. Contact Susan Parker to register at 802-878-7426 or svparker7@yahoo.com.

RELEVANT 2011 Artist-in-Residence program is now accepting applications. Designed to give selected college and graduate-level art students the knowledge and platform necessary to become successful full-time career artists through in-studio sessions with mentors, panel

discussions and networking events with art-industry professionals, and the opportunity to showcase their work at the 2011 Park City Kimball Arts Festival. Deadline for applications is April 1, 2011.”

Enjoy Kids Story Time every Thursday morning at Dolly’s Bookstore!
Register now for spring classes at the Kimball Art Center! There are a wide variety of options for students ages 6 and up.

On a daily basis, you can find out what is happening in the local music, visual arts and film scenes from the following presenters:

The Park City Film Series has some great films this month including the following: Black Swan, Kings of Pastry, I Love You Phillip Morris, The Way Back and much more.

Check out who is playing the local music scene by going to the Mountaintown Music website as well as the Park City Live Music website.

Go to the Park City Gallery Association webpage to learn about new gallery shows, exhibits, openings, events and the monthly Gallery Stroll.

CANYONS CONCERTS: February 19 – March 19, 2011

Back for another season, our Spring Concert Series will never cease to amaze you. Each Saturday, beginning February 19 and ending March 19, we’ll bring you live music. So after a great day of skiing and riding at Utah’s premier resort, come on down to the Resort Village, take off your boots, and put on your dancing shoes!

All concerts are Free and begin at 3:00pm.

Saturday Spring Concert Series:
Saturday, February 19: Downright Blue
Saturday, February 26: Radius
Saturday, March 5: Holy Water Buffalo
Saturday, March 12: Swagger & Codi Jordan Band
Saturday, March 19: Tim Wray & Fat Paw

NOTE: No outside alcohol is allowed in for our spring concerts. We will have food and beverage options available in the Resort Village, so don’t worry! And, please carpool.

To get more information about all area arts and culture happenings, go to the Park City Summit County Arts Council website at www.pcscarts.org.