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Show II 5 fM ""3 A! I i. Mitels' 1 SATURDAY, JAN. 4 Events: "Looking for Richard," The Park City Film Series, Jim Santy auditorium, 8 p.m., 647-9747 :. Musician Clint Lewis, the "Blind Guy," noon; micro-chemistry with Robynne Kirkpatrick, . 1:30-2:30 p.m.; Guided imagery with Mary Lou, 2 p.m.; Children's Museum of Utah, 328-3383 328-3383 Utah Winter Games USSA Half Pipe, Wolf Mountain Resort, 649-5400 Music: Burt Bachrach with the Utah Symphony, Abravanel Hall, 8 p.m., 533-NOTE Apres Ski with Rich Wyman, Bistro 7000 at Park City Ski Area Resort Center Rich Wyman, D.B. Cooper's, SLC, 8 p.m., 532-2948 532-2948 W.C. Clark, The Cozy, 9:30 p.m. Control, Cisero's, 9:30 p.m. DJ and Dancing at The Club, 10 p.m. The Wooden Dog: Megan Peters, 9:30 p.m.; Broadway Faces, open mic, 10 p.m.; Funky Dawg, 9:30 p.m.; Karaoke, 10 p.m. Theater: "White Christmas Ski Utah!" Desert Star Playhouse, 7 and 9:30 p.m., 266-7600 Events: Utah Winter Games USSA Boardercross, Wolf Mountain Resort, 649-5400 SUNDAY, JAN. 5 Music: Insatiable, The Cozy, 9:30 p.m. Rich Wyman, Cisero's, 9:30 p.m. The Wooden Dog: Gene Deal, 9:30 p.m.; Karaoke, 10 p.m. Composerpianist Katie Kuhn, Stein Eriksen Lodge, 4-7 p.m. Events: Make and take snowflakes, 3-4 p.m.. Children's Museum of Utah, 328-3383 MONDAY, JAN. 6 Music: Donna Smith, The Wooden Dog, SLC, 9 p.m. Theater: "White Christmas Ski Utah!" Desert Star , Playhouse, 6 and 8:30 p.m.; 266-7600 TUESDAY, JAN. 7 Music: Fever (disco), Cisero's, 9:30 p.m. Kathryn Warner, singersongwriter, The Wooden Dog, SLC, 328-8890 Composerpianist Katie Kuhn, Stein Eriksen Lodge, 4-7 p.m. Nightlife: Locals' night, O'Shucks, 5 p.m. to close Theater: "The X-Mas Files: A Mirical at Area 51," Off Broadway Theatre, SLC, 7:30 p.m., 355-4628 WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8 Music: Composerpianist Katie Kuhn, Rustier Lodge, Alta, 7-9 p.m. Acoustic Jam night, no cover, O'Shucks, 9 p.m. Local's night, Jam Band, Cisero's, 9:30 p.m. Dr. Bob, Spanky's, SLC Kirsty MacDonald & Evan Brubaker, 9 p.m.; Western SwingLine Dancing, 8 p.m.; The Wooden Dog, SLC, 328-8890 -Theater: . , "White Christmas Ski Utah!" Desert Star Playhouse, 6 and 8:30 p.m.; for reservations For More Events See B2 John Travolta soars as the heaven-sent arch-angel, Michael. Q-3 r - ;. B-3 TheUWSP l.trir Ell rnvwnrH iuge iracK will be up & running later this month. B-1 Professional Services Restaurant Ciuidc Sports TV Listings Classifieds B-4 ) B-5 B-6 B-7 B-9 B-10 Ron Mathews dishes on soap stars, Shakespeare and sports ff ,. fw by Lisa Antonucci OF THE RECORD STAFF There I was. silling on my couch last January, innocently curled up in my flannel pajamas and cradling a cup of coffee. I was watching All My Children my favorite soap opera since I was in about the second grade when I see this bully picking on my boy Tim (a long-time character). A flash back of tuxedo shirts and a whirl of trays... I knew the face instantly Ron Mathews! I had seen it dozens of limes before during our days waiting tables at Cisero's. And now. there he was on the big broadcast screen! He had been studying acting back then. A former football player w ith the all-American good looks to match. 1 figured he'd be playing Hollywood before long. "Local boy makes good" may be a cliche, but it is appropriate for Mathews, who has called Park City his home since 1983. the year he entered Park City High School. Prior to high school. Mathews says he never went to the same school for more than two years, requiring frequent fre-quent adjustments by the youth and his two younger siblings, brother Russ and sister Nikki. When I asked him what is it about Park City that makes it his home, a moment of quiet reflection passed over his face before he replies. "Did you know about my brother Brent?" Brent Bloomenthal. Mathews' half-brother, was stricken with a rare 1 PHOTO COURTESY OF RON MATHEWS Park City High School graduate Ron Mathews recently took the leap to New York City where he is steadily making a name for himself in the acting world. and deadly form of childhood cancer While there was no proven treatment called neuroblastoma when Muthews at the time, a Seattle hospital was was in his junior year of high school. working on an experimental surgery a bone marrow transplant that the family hoped would help Brent. The cost however was exorbitant $IIKI.()(H) - which needed to be paid in full, up front. They had only six weeks to come up with the money. In what was an enormous show of community support, the group Believers in Brent was formed. Spearheaded by family friend Teri Orr. the group organized t-shirl sales, walk-a-thons. carnivals, radio auctions auc-tions and hot air balloon rides in order to raise funds. All together. Believers in Brent raised more than $6().(K)() while the rest was pledged by a private donor. Mathews himself was the bone marrow donor and spent half of his junior year in the Seattle hospital. In the Sept. IS. ll)S6 issue ol I he Park Record. Mathews is noted as saving how much pain he was in during the procedure, but it helped him lealie how much pain Brent lived with every day. "You wouldn't imagine the charily." chari-ly." remembers an overwhelmed Mathews. "1 had never spent more than two years in one place before and suddenly we were in a tow n where everyone knew us. People canu out of the woodwork... it was pretlx amaing. " The whole town was heartbroken when Brent died eight months later, but Mathews' heartfelt connection to Park City was solidified, liven today, after having been gone lor more than two years, he sas he still recognizes Please see Mathews, B-6 Park City tells a story A most interesting homecoming by Carolynn Jerome Editor's Note: This is the svamd in a series of short stories hy local writers. writ-ers. The project, titled "Park Citv Tells a Storv. " matches writers with works hy local artists. The writers have been charged with the mission of writing a storv. inspired hy the artwork art-work and related to Park City. The project is sponsored hy Dolly 's Bookstore and the Park City Arts Council. Laura cursed to herself as she fumbled with the keys to the door. "Why do people have to lock the damn doors anyway?" she said to the ceramic chicken she had under her arm. "Especially in the winter. Keys and gloves just aren't compatible." Laura looked around w hen realized real-ized she was talking out loud to a chicken. She was glad it w as storming. storm-ing. No one was around to see her talking to herself. There also wasn't anyone around to help her unload her truck. She smiled and shook her head. She should have known better. Moving into Park City in December was a risky proposition in terms of weather. Just look at today. It was windy and dumping snow. Finally Laura wrestled the door open. She switched on the light and looked around. The room was small, but it w as also cozv. She crossed the room in three strides and put the plant she was carrying on the window win-dow sill and the chicken on the floor. Laura pulled the curtain back and looked out. "Well." she said to the chicken. "1 guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow to see what my view is. I can't see anything out there tonight." She glanced at her watch and decided that unloading her stuff could wait until tomorrow. It was 5:30 time to hit Main Street and see if she could dig up some of the gang enjoying their after-work recreation. recre-ation. As she walked down the hill. Laura couldn't believe how good it felt to be back. Until now she hadn't realized how much Park City was in her blood. She had missed it. Town wasn't much different than when she'd left. There were a lot of new houses and some of the shops on Main Street were different. But, the majority of the stores and restaurants restau-rants were still the same. ..The Brew Please see Long, B-5 tea 4 i I x ARTWORK BY JOHN HELTON Park City's favorite place for seafood, in one of Main Streets most beautiful historic buildings! Aprs Ski in our Oyster bar daily at 3:00 Dinner nightly 5:30 pm 649-3140 Reservations Recommended trtt Vs 1 JV r ; Y , ' x- i: , rik. Brace yourself for an exciting New Year and a beautiful smile! Historic Old Town 347 Main St. The Village at Kimball Junction Dr. Sumsion can be reached at 649-0099 for an initial consultation at no charge. I , : 1 Park City Orthodontics n' tm --' ,i-s LfCi.. Serving outrageous coffee and espresso drinks, pastries, breakfast sandwiches, grilled & no-wait sandwiches, soups & salads Join us for breakfast, lunch, or dinner Open 7 days a week 7am-9pm 804 Main St. -across from the Town Lift-658-1252 " 1 mm i Buy One Drink and Receive a Second Drink j j of Equal or Lesser Value for Free j j When You Present This Coupon j J Expires February 15, 1997 j ;i Member American Association of Orthodontists. ran ran ran rsrso rn ran rso S-J A' V.; t v x. Vx L.x. v |