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Show Entertainment Calendar Arts Park Record V .. SCENE EDITJIlu Uui Dolly's to host booksignings Dolly's Bookstore will host several sever-al upcoming booksignings. Barry Carver will sign his book, "Sunday Best," Saturday, Jan. 18 in the early afternoon. . Dolly's also will host two booksignings book-signings Sunday, Jan. 19. The husband hus-band of Ingrid Betancourt, author of "Until Death Do Us Part," will sign for Betancourt at 2 p.m. Samuel Fuller will sign 'Third Face" at 4 p.m. Craig Chester will present his book, "Why the Long Face," Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 3 p.m. and the husband of Betancourt will return to sign again for his wife's book, "Until Death do Us Part," Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 will present a full day at Dolly's with Mel Stewart signing "Pure Imagination" at 1 p.m., Lidia Yuknavitch with "Real to Real" and Lance Olsen signing "Girl Imagined by Chance" at 3 p.m., and Harris Tulchin and Mark Halloran with their book, "Independent Film Producer's Survival Guide." For more information, call 649-8062. 649-8062. Heber events continue into winter -JHeber Valley will host the Midway Winter Festival to commemorate its involvement in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games Jan. 30-Feb. 2. The event will feature cross-country skiing ski-ing at the actual Games venue, drag-racing on Soldier Hollow's tubing tub-ing hill and many other activities. There will be various races, contests, con-tests, crafts, food and more. For more information, contact the Heber Chamber of Commerce at (435) 654-3666, Jerry Simons at (435) 657-0521 or Bruce Rowe at (435) 654-6455. The Heber Valley Railroad also is featuring train rides across the snowfields of the valley and through Provo Canyon. Rides are scheduled Saturdays through Jan. 25 and Fridays and Saturdays, Feb. 1-Mar. 29. The train departs at noon and costs $24 for adults and $14 for children. chil-dren. The Casino Express Gaming Train runs Jan. 17, Feb. 8, 28 and Mar. 14 and 28. Tickets cost $75. A Murder Mystery Train will run Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 21 and Mar. 7 and 21 and departs from the depot, 450 - S. 600 West in Heber City, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $38.50. Group rates also are available. For tickets, call 1-800-888-8499 or visit www.heberval-leyrr.org. Now Open fo Serving Breakfast 1 :00 am- 11:00 am I . i , ' ,. Lunch II:30am - 2:00pm Dinner 5:30pm -10:00 pm 1 rO Ju--""" i s2 The alternative festival created out of rejection from the Sundance Him Festival now has a life and following of its own By MONIKA GUENDNER Of the Record staff In 1995, Jon Fitzgerald, Shane Kuhn and Dan Mirvish started a projector at the University of Utah that would show the very first film of the brand new Slamdance Film Festival. The motivation for creating the festival festi-val was simple: the threesome's own movie had been rejected by the Sundance Film Festival. One of the first films screened at Slamdance was Peter Baxter's "Loser." The new, independent film festival moved up to Park City before the end of the week to catch the energy, people and opportunities of the larger Sundance. By 1996, Baxter had joined the founders and the field of entries expanded expand-ed from 43 to 450. Slamdance was on its way to becoming the second largest film festival in Park City and a world-respected film festival in its own right. In 2003, Slamdance returns to its home in the Treasure Mountain Inn to continue connecting first-time filmmakers with the public. "The thing that still excites me about Slamdance is the grassroots aspect," said Baxter, now president of the organization. organiza-tion. The experience of working with a filmmaker film-maker who is involved in every aspect of the film, filmmaking in its purest form as Baxter puts it, is a driving motivator. "It very exciting at Slamdance to have the opportunity to meet filmmakers like Chris Nolan who are crafting something out of nothing, even if the film ends up pretty rough," he said. Nolan debuted his By J ANA MCQUAY Of the Record staff Locals who couldn't get enough of the Olympics Main Street Celebration and the America's Opening street party will be keen for another gig heading to Lower Main. This Friday, the Sundance Film Festival will kick off Opening Night in Old Town with a street party, which runs from 6-10 p.m. "We're hosting the Sundance Film Festival Celebration on Main Street as a way to thank the community for extending their hospitality to the festival," festi-val," said Cindy Pullman, special events work "Following" at Slamdance and went on to create the Sundance and box office hit "Memento." Slamdance alumni have won Spirit Awards and even an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film in 2001 ("The Accountant" by Ray McKinnon and Lisa Blount.) But according accord-ing to Baxter, success in the big leagues has not dampened the organization and film festival's mission to help the truly independent filmmakers. The socialist experiment The festival's tag line "by filmmakers, for filmmakers...," however, does not fully encompass the spirit of the alternative alterna-tive festival. The filmmakers courted by Slamdance are the ones without the budgets, connections connec-tions or resources now associated with studio's "independent" films. Slamdance encourages the introduction introduc-tion and promotion of first-time filmmakers, filmmak-ers, giving 8 venue for those who might not otherwise been seen. It is the low budgets and unknown talents that factor into the screening of every Slamdance movie. Filmmakers also make the decisions as they graduate to alumni status. There are rafale tEnirws a stad manager for the Sundance Film Festival. "We wanted to include an event in our program that anybody could experience." Just as film screenings get underway, so too will Sundance's first-ever street party in Park City. The outdoor event is scheduled sched-uled so that festivalgoers can join in the musical festivities and still catch screenings. The event doesn't require a ticket for admission admis-sion it's free and open to the public. The party will begin at 6 p.m. with live street pertormers and a disk lockey to warm up the crowd. At 8 p.m., Act I begins with jazz musician and composer Mark Isham, who along with having 50 film scores under his belt, was the recipient of Grammy and Emmy awards and Academy and Golden Globe award nominations. He has recorded several albums featuring electric jazz, classical, acoustic jazz and new age music. Special r Your D . ( r ON THE GREEN PHOTOS COURTESY OF SLAMDANCE From top left, "Briar Patch," "Ragin Bull-Easy Rider's" Dennis Hopper and The Ramones in "End of the Century" make the Slamdance list. no focus groups or corporate influences influ-ences picking films to play in January. "It's strength lies in its accessibility and risky commitment to screen films by first-time first-time filmmakers that might not otherwise be seen by large audiences. By focusing on the first-time filmmaker. Slamdance has created a finishing school of sorts for emerging talent, which more often resembles resem-bles a socialist camp," wrote Gianna Chachere, the new director of the festival, for the festival's website. The accessibility to first-time filmmak ers is what makes Slamdance fun, exciting and a celluloid social experiment. History and beanbag chairs For Jim Dobson, a publicist with Indie PR, early days of Slamdance screenings Please see Festival, C-6 guest vocalist Kate Cederano will join Isham during his performance. Following Isham on stage is blues guitarist and vocalist Jonny Lang, whose 1997 debut CD, 'Lie to Me, jumped to t h e First-time film festival event showcases MUSIC t o p of the new-artist new-artist chart. At that time, the young 16-year-old Lang was dubbed a "once-in-a-generation blues talent." "I think both of them will perform an eclectic mix of music that will appeal to a broad range of people," Pullman explained. Main Street will be closed below Heber Avenue and the stage where PI Located in Hotel Park City 3001 Park Ave Park City Complimentary Valet Parking For reservations call : 200-2000 1 5c. WEDTHURSFRI, JANUARY 15-17,2003 Events Calendar C-2 Crossword C-4 TV Listings C-9 Classifieds C-10 a McQuay 649-9014 ext. 104 artsparkFecord.com CL....2....SE CUZZ Although the Slamdance Film Festival is smaller than its predecessor, there is still plenty to see and do. Some highlights -and best chances for celebrity sightings -include: ' j - William H. Macy and Peter Fonda are scheduled to attend Slamdance's opening night film "Easy Rider, Raging Bulls." Macy is the narrator of the film and Fonda starred in the originaf "Easy Rider" film. ; - Nubia Flores, Slamdance's director of programming, revealed that films receiving the most pre-festival attention include "Melvin Goes to Dinner," "All Wight Bodega," "Robot Stories," and "Briar Patch." Spike & Mike's Twisted Animation Festival returns with more animated shorts. The Anarchy ' Online Global Competition showcases three films each month from March to November and then bats each month's winner against each other for the global Anarchy prize. Votes If and vet;? Log ciiu ... and view at your leisure. continued on pa3 C-6 party j3 musicians perform will situated at the intersection J of 7th Street and Lower, Main. iinrlnnrf chnttlc unrl the Park City transit systems willt be in operation and paid J I parking enforced. (r ill "We re definitely going to direct people to park atl Park City Mountain Resort," said Alison Butz, Park City special events man ager. "And then they can m I-, ngJ ce is" take the city bus to the tran sit center. Additional shuttle stopj signs are being placed along' streets in Park City to make is easier to get to festival venues. "We definitely hit every stop in Park City every 20 minutes," Butz said. "Routes to and from The Canyons and Kimball Junction take longer." For a map of festival routes, see The Park Record's special Sundance section Please see Sundance, C-4 easure n "II i |
