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Show if 7N IN SECTION C Events Calendar Crossword Travel Classifieds Park Record. www.parkrecord.com The C-2 C-4 C-6 C-7 SATURDAY, JULY 15,2000 SCENE EDITOR: Jane Southey 649-9014 ext. 1 04 Loww AW'fc Hctk .0 ymts u& -'TV- a A III 5 PHOTC COURTESY OF JOHNNY ELKINS Johnny Elkins will teach yoga and meditation at The Center of the Expanding Heart. New center to host yoga classes by Jane Southey OF THE RECORD STAFF A new center is evolving in the space located directly above the Expanding Heart, a shop located in the midst of Old Town. An extension of the spiritual books, candles and general feelings emanating from the store below, the center will host a variety of instructors and gatherings of a spiritual nature. One of the first groups to meet in the newly renovated renovat-ed Main Street space will be the Yoga Source. Yoga instructor Johnny Elkins will begin teaching yoga and meditation in the center on August 1. Elkins. who recently moved to Park City after giving up the corporate corpo-rate life and turning to yoga, explained that yoga became a passion of his 2d years ago. "It's not something some-thing 1 do. It's my way of life. I'm a yogi," he said. According to Elkins, yoga and meditation have allowed him to focus and create better results in his life. "I had to learn to really break some habits." he said. Although successful in the therapy and sales side of a medical corpora-lion corpora-lion and real estate. Elkins felt "there was something missing," until he found yoga and meditation. After resigning from his position as vice president of a large company, Elkins headed for Annanda. a spiritual spiritu-al community located near Lake Tahoe, where he lived and worked. "I went to find out what it w as all about." he said. Elkins then continued contin-ued on to school where he attained certification in yoga and meditation. A former football and baseball player, Elkins primarily focuses his teaching tow ard beginners and athletes. ath-letes. "What I like are people that are . very fresh. There's fear. They're ' timid," Elkins commented who recalls his own somewhat hesitant step into the spiritual practice. According to Elkins, yoga has proven io be therapy for his athletically worked and injured body. However, an important part of the movement and focus of yoga and meditation is what he refers to as "inner awareness," aware-ness," in addition to the phvsical benefits ben-efits Elkins teaches meditation along with yoga because he feels that they belong together. "I teach both because I feel like they're one," he said. A typical class begins with cen- Please see Center, C-4 f Market on the Plaza will feature arts, flowers; fashion and more on Saturday, July 22 by Jane Southey OF THE RECORD STAFF Lower Main Street merchants and C&S Creative Services are taking decisive deci-sive steps to liven up the newer part of Old Town. The mission is obvious: To get people to the Lower Main Street plaza. With several creative minds at work, the solution will come in the form of an outdoor market, featuring artisans, arti-sans, crafts, entertainment, flowers - in short, an array of enticing booths. According to Courtney Gannon, assistant account manager at C&S Creative Services, the event differs from the Farmers Market and the Paik City Art Festival "We're trying to complement comple-ment the other festivals," she said. based on a Pasadena flea market, mar-ket, which has grown into a top-notch top-notch event, according accord-ing to John Sutton of J.B. Mulligans Club and Pub, the "Market on the Plaza" will include merchants' booths from Main Street as well as outside vendors. ven-dors. The markets will be held or Saturdays. July 22, August 12, August 19 and September 2, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. According to Sutton, the market will serve as a "a nice afternoon out." Sutton explained that the event is unique in highlighting highlight-ing the stores, clubs and restaurants on the plaza. "The overall goal is to create an awareness of the shops and merchants (on Lower Main Street)." he said. Included in the Lower Main Street merchants involved in the market are: Mikado, Mulberry Street. Dynamite Dom's. Primo's CaftS (soon to be the Lift Stop Caf), J.B Mulligans. Coda Gallery, Creekside Gallery. Crosby Collection. Down on Main Street. Rocky Mountain Eyeworks, Design Center. U.S. Prime Steakhouse, Mountain Resort Realty, Eagle Home Mortgage, Marriott Summit Watch. Belle Salon, Destination Sports and Plain Jane's Design. In addition to booths featuring wares and edible goods from these establishments, establish-ments, the market will feature a range of outside vendors. Park City Nursery will bring herbs, gardening tools and books to the event, while other vendors will feature fresh and dried flowers. The Heber-based boutique Water From the Moon will display and sell jewelry and clothing. The event will also feature metal sculpture, handcrafted jewelry, picture frames, mirrors, baked goods from Great Harvest, botanical art and a range of additional crafts. Vendors are permitted to show and sell their wares tion to the colorful booths. According to fashion show organizer Candace Cuhn of Mountain Resort Really (the leasing agent for Lower Main Street Plaza), the goal of the event is to make people aware of liKal retail. Cuhn already has four Unral shops on board for the fashion show and is hoping to represent two additional retailers The event will feature an array of summer stvles from ouldinir. rugged gear to elegant, ele-gant, Victorian stvles. The shops participating partici-pating in the fashion show include Envy Boutique. Bahnhof Sport. Mountain Logic and Destination Sports. Ltx.ai Park City models (both professionals and patrons of the stores) will don the stylish garb and proceed to strut their stuff either down a runway or by mingling min-gling in the crowd. Cuhn's goal is to dispel the notion that there is nowhere to shop on Main fi!iBf , s. a N I J 1 i 1 ' ! ri ,-1 " tiZii'lii hi lf-- , r U- ' 1 W)hn ,'! i w i ft"-"- - 1 Sci vjff J2 '--J ' L. , ife : . .n.i i ri .I - mini I ROGER GUCiERPAP BECOD On Saturday, July 22, Lower Main Street merchants are hoping to fill this plaza with an outdoor market including everything from flowers to sculpture, drawing more people to the newer part of Old Town. for no charge. According to Gannon, applications are still being accepted for the event. Participants must bring their ow n tables and be prepared to conduct their own sales. The market's debut on Saturday, July 22, will feaiure a fashion show in addi- Street. "We want to make some of the local people aware of the good shopping." shop-ping." she Said. The fashion show will take place at 2 p m. and again at 4 p.m. Depending on the success of the initial fashion show endeavor, the clothing and jewelry extravaganza is likely to be repeated at all four of the markets. We're definitely different from the art festiv al." commented Gannon With approximately 21 bioths scheduled for the f:rst market, the event, while focused on upscale prinJuets. is not a mini version of the kimhall Art Center-sponsored Center-sponsored Paik City Art Festival I he plan is low Lev while promoting quality goods "I think this is one of the first times the Main Street merchants have taken it upon themselves to organize an event," she said Gannon went on to stress that this market should be a wav i t bnncinc the entire Old Town business community communi-ty together as upper Main Street nier-ehants nier-ehants start to participate in the even! "Wc want to be able to utilize this beautiful plaza." commented Cuhn A quiet spot with potential for a great deal of activity, the plaza, has begun to liven up on the Dvnanute Dom's end ol the street vv it h Mountain loun Stages' and Dv nannte Dorri s TuesJav and SaturJav "'PaMv on the Plaza " Mountain Iown Stages has introduced music on the Town Lit; Plaza On SaturJav Julv Z:. Maiket on the Plaza w ,!! be complement ed bv music at the stage net to Dvnanute Dom's Solo guitarist gui-tarist Ja.me it w ill per- rm from 1 p m to 4 p m. and the val band Sauteed Mushrexinis u ill take the stage from 5pm to S p.m. Shippers iJ'i.i people mrrrf j.t. .'.'; :he p!dZJ v.'h ecn Ji'i V Pr; h , be j rti 'ret- to the Mark rt ' the niZJ of: SjtwJ.t; Julv 22. from I p m to f p n: A free opportunity jra tn$ hi.7 sweeten the deal for nurkft-goer. . 'V--mg jrious vocation packages, 'wjci 1 and dinners For more tn'rrr;jti,"i about Market on the F'a:a or er.dor applications, contact Courtnev (..'.;; i,,n at 04V-1 2. U I1"-'. ' """"" tfi..-n".n.il"WW1"-11 '" 3 Auction Help abandoned and unwanted pets by having a bail in their honor. The Bartcing Elall and Aixon. a fundraiser for Friends of Animals, will be held at The Blind Dog Grill, a private dub for the benefit of its members, on Thursday. Jury 20. Donations of items for the event's silent and live auctions are shll needed. Call Jessica at 647-9264 for more infoimarjon on donating to the event The evening will include live entertainment by "The Rip Tops" as well as auctions and refreshments. Admission to the event is a $25 donation to Fnends of Animals, wtveh may be made at the door or in advance by calling Jessica. tour lor peace The ninth annual Luxury Home Tour, presented by the Park City Board of Realtors, will take place on Saturday, Aug. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event will help raise money for the Peace House, a shelter for women and children. The Domeshc Peace Task Force, which runs the Peace House, provides emergency shelter, food, clothing, support proups, parenting classes and children's groups tor families struggling with issues of domestic abuse. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 on the day of the tour. Call 658-2643 for tickets and information. Seeking non-profits The Kimball Art Center is seeing non-profit organizations tor the Park City Art Festrvai Eacn year, a limited numter of spaces ae set asoe for non-profit groups to set up shop near tfe entrxe of the festival. This event is an opportunity for non-profit organizations to hand out irterature and increase a wanness. The organizations will be respons.&e for providing their own bootns. from 1 0 a m. to 6 p ti on August 5 and 6. Call 649-68S2 for more information AWeekem of Golf at oV Pebble Beach $2,100! GRILL BUND DocS'S A course locals' special ONLY $1111 .... . J. summer Hours you I lAll I Mil. DIHHER: Pm- Mon.-Sat. A SMcfcf ntK fsvTTf at fon the if f nr of rrs eek 'The Friends You" Make at The Blind Dog Grill 0 Poor Copy) |