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Show SCENE The Park Record. Editor: Scott Iwasaki arts@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.113 MUSICIANS RETURN TO THE ASCAP CAFE, C3 www.parkrecord.com SUMMIT COUNTY SEEKS ART PROPOSALS, C-10 C-1 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, JANUARY 20-23, 2018 ‘A Futile and Stupid Gesture’ is at Sundance AUTHOR EVENTS AT DOLLY’S BOOKSTORE A series of authors will be at Dolly’s Bookstore, 510 Main St. during film festival week. The schedule for Saturday, Jan. 20, is: photographer Victoria Will, 2 p.m.; cartoonist and author Dwayne Booth, aka Mr. Fish, 6:30 p.m. The events are free and open to the public. For information about other author events, visit dollysbookstore.com. LITTLE NATURALIST STORY TIME AT THE SWANER ECOCENTER A Little Naturalist story time will be held form 10-11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, at the Swaner EcoCenter, 1258 Center Drive at Kimball Junction. Little Naturalist is the perfect program for 3 to 5 year olds who are curious about animals, their habitats, the environment and exploring nature. The event will feature the reading of a nature-themed book, exploring the natural world and completing a craft. The cost is $2 per participant. For information, visit www.swanerecocenter.org. WINTER CLIMBING COMPETITION SERIES The bi-weekly rock climbing competition will continue from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at The Mine Bouldering Gym, 1764 Uinta Way, Suite G1. For information and registration, visit minebouldering.com/comps. National Lampoon is subject of the film that will premiere Jan. 24. JAY MEEHAN The Park Record SLAMDANCE WORKSHOP Slamdance will host a workshop on social media and film at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Treasure Mountain Inn, 255 Main St. For information, visit http://showcase. slamdance.com/Film-Schedule. SUNDANCE BMI SNOWBALL The BMI Snowball at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at The Shop Yoga Studio, 1167 Woodside Ave, Doors open at 7:30. For information, visit www.bmi.com/sundance. AVALANCHE DOG MEET AND GREET The public can meet the Park City Mountain Avalanche Rescue Dogs at 4:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday at Canyons Ski Beach. The event is free and open to the public. For information, visit www.parkcitymountain.com. COURTESY OF SUNDANCE INSTITUTE Will Forte and Domhnall Gleeson appear in “Futile and Stupid Gesture” by David Wain, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The film is based on Josh Karp’s book of the same name. “Wain understands that to tell this story right you need to bypass accuracy and head straight for authenticity.” ~ excerpt from the Sundance Film Festival 2018 Digital Program Guide It would be expected, of course, that a film dealing with culture-wide irreverence the likes of National Lampoon, Animal House, and Caddyshack would be, at moments, wild, zany, offensive, unrepentant and, at the same time, quite human. Well, not to worry, you extreme Please see ‘Futile,’ C-4 Slamdance cofounder Mirvish connects with ‘Bernard and Huey’ on different levels Film based on the cartoons Jules Feiffer drew in the 1960s SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record Filmmaker Dan Mirvish, cofounder of Slamdance, has been making films more than half his life. Each of his films, however, has a running theme. “In all my films the subjects tend to be the same age I am,” Mirvish said, laughing. Mirvish’s new film, “Bernard and Huey,” will be one of Slamdance’s special screenings this year. The comedy will screen at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, and Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Treasure Mountain Inn ballroom, 255 Main St. The film is based on a script written Please see ‘Bernard,’ C-10 COURTESY OF SLAMDANCE Jim Rash, left, and David Koechner portray old friends Huey and Bernard in Dan Mirvish’s “Bernard and Huey” that will screen at the Slamdance Film Festival. The film is based on Pulizter Prize wininng artist Jules Feiffer’s cartoons. |