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Show SCENE The Park Record. ART CLASSES TEACH LIFE LESSONS, C-2 COUNTY ART EXHIBIT CELEBRATION, C-5 www.parkrecord.com C-1 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, JANUARY 14-17, 2012 The Kamas Theater's dilemma Editor: Scott Iwasaki Arts@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.113 The 70-year-old landmark needs to go digital or shut down LOCALS BEST OF FEST TICKET DISTRIBUTION After the Festival ends, Sundance Institute presents complimentary screenings of award-winning films to Locals in Salt Lake, Park City, Sundance Resort, and Ogden. Screenings are free, and patrons must pick up tickets on a first-come, first-served basis. The Park City Sundance Film Festival box office at the Gateway hands out tickets for their local Best of Fest screenings from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14. A valid Utah drivers license or state-issued ID is required. For more information, visit www.sundance.org YOUTHEATRE OPEN HOUSE AT THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE The Egyptian Theatre, 345 Main St., will host an open house spotlighting its YouTheatre program on Tuesday, Jan. 17, from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. The open house is designed for all interested students from grades two through 12, and their parents to learn about program details, meet the Instructors and participate in improvisation exercises. For more information, call (435) 649-9371. SANCTIONED DUPLICATE BRIDGE GAME The Mountain Bridge Club holds weekly American Contract Bridge League-sanctioned games open to experienced bridge players every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at the Jeremy Golf & Country Club, 8770 Jeremy Rd. The cost is $7. Singles who need a partner can call Ann Matthews at (435) 6557756 For more information, visit www. mountainbridgeclub.wordpress.com/ PARK CITY DANCE CLUB The Park City Dance Club offers social dancing for all ages, singles and couples who would like to learn to dance. The club meets every Wednesday at Park City Dance Academy, 6554 N. Creekside Lane at Kimball Junction, at 7 p.m. For more information, call Cindy Rae at (801) 792-3082 ART AND DESIGN EXHIBIT AT THE SWANER An art and design exhibition will be presented by Utah State University at the Swaner EcoCenter, 1258 Center Dr., at Kimball Junction, beginning Thursday, Jan. 19, at 11 a.m. The exhibit will be on display through Jan.21, and then again from Jan. 26 through Jan. 28. Paintings by USU Faculty Kathy Puzey, Woody Shepherd, Christopher T. Terry and Jane Catlin will be included in the exhibit and all art will be available for purchase. For more information, ontact Laura Gelfand, Head of the USU dept of art & design at laura.gelfand@usu.edu By SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record The Kamas Theater has entertained the residents of South Summit County for 70 years. Built in 1942, the 192-seat venue has shown everything from "Singing in the Rain" to "Star Wars" on its 24- x 11-foot screen. Thousands of moviegoers have filled the seats eating their fill of popcorn and enjoyed drama, romance and fantasy alike. Each film was accompanied by the familiar click-clack of the two 35mm projectors installed in the projection room in the 1980s. Also during the past decade, the Sundance Film Festival has used the Kamas Theater for its screenings, but that won't happen this year. Sundance opted not to use the Kamas Theater facilities said Kevin Harris, who, along with his wife Sharee, have run the theater since May. "A few months ago, I called Sundance because we hadn't heard anything from them and we were informed they wouldn't be screening films here because we weren't digital, meaning we didn't have a digital projector," Harris told The Park Record. "It shocked us, but it seems that's what's been happening everywhere, because the (movie) studios have informed us that within a year, they won't be making movies in the 33mm format, so we have to become digital if we're going to be able to serve Kamas." What Harris says rings true because even the Jim Santy Auditorium at the Park City Library and Education Center had to remove its old 16mm projector earlier this week to make way for a new digital projector. The Harris' have since been looking into getting a digital projector, not only for Sundance purposes, but to continue showing films. However, a single unit costs $65,000. "That's a chunk of change that we don't have, and so we are trying to figure out how to get one," Harris said. "We've shopped around and there are some that cost a lot more than that, and that's not even considering playing 3-D films. The $65,000 is just for a basic projector that will show standard digital films." Finding a used projector isn't an option, because the format is new, said Sharee Harris. "There are older digital projectors, but they all need upgrades and that would cost about the same as getting a new one," she said. If the Kamas Theater doesn't get a new projector, the Harris' will have to shut it down. 2 for GRAYSON WEST / PARK RECORD Sharee Harris, top, hand feeds 35mm film into the Kamas Theater projector to prepare for a screening. The seats and projection windows of the theater, right, have provided comfortable entertainment for South Summit County audiences for years. The Kamas Theater, left, has shown films for 70 years, but is in danger of closing within the next year because it lacks a digital projector. A basic projector will cost the Harris' at least $65,000. "We can't take out a loan because we're not making enough money to take on that kind of debt," Sharee said. 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