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C-2 The Park Record WedThursFri, December 3-5, 2003 Ik l L L. M J ) of music & events DECEMBER Wednesday 3 The Mountainlands Community Housing Trust will host an open house from 4-7 p.m. at Miners Hospital, 1354 Park Ave. in Park City. For more information, call 647-9719. Thursday 4 The Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer will host "A Celebration of Courage" to support families whose children have or have had cancer. The event takes place at the Riverhorse on the Green, 2001 Park Ave. inside the Park City Hotel from 6-10 p.m. Tickets are $75 and include a social hour, dinner, silent and live auctions and musical entertainment. Call [phone] for tickets. The Park City Film Series presents "Stonereader" at the Jim Santy Auditorium, 1255 Park Ave. in Park City at 8 p.m. Call 615-8291 or visit www.parkcityfilmseries.com for more information. Chris Van Allsburg's "The Polar Express" will be re-created aboard The Heber Valley Railroad, 450 S. 600 West in Heber City, through Dec. 23 at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25, $15 for children chil-dren and $22.50 for seniors. Call [phone] ext. 104 for tickets. Kindermusik will present free A I . r Ut'lllUMSKcUIUII CldbbCS IUI newborns through six-years-old today at 10:30 a.m. and tomorrow at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. at Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church in Park City. For more information, infor-mation, call Mary at 649-6877. 649-6877. Pioneer Theatre Company presents "Smokey Joe's Cafe" through Dec. 20 at the Pioneer Memorial Theatre, 300 S. 1400 East in Salt Lake City. Shows play Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee Saturdays. Tickets range from $22-$49. Call [phone] for tickets. tick-ets. Friday 5 "Oliver!" will play at the Egyptian Theatre Company, 328 Main St. in Park City at 8 p.m. Performances continue through Jan. 3. Tickets range from $8-$36. Call 645-0671 for tickets. The Park City Professional Artists Association will showcase ceramics, jewelry, paintings, photography, mixed media and sculptures at the Kimball Art Center, 638 Park Ave. in Park City through Jan. 9. The event is free to the public. Call 649-8882 649-8882 for more information. The Images of Nature Gallery will host a holiday open house through Dec. 7. Each day a fundraiser will be held for a different organization. organiza-tion. Today Tracy Aviary will bring live birds to the gallery. Saturday the Karelian Bear Dogs will be featured and on Sunday Recycle Utah will discuss their services. Holiday gifts will be available avail-able for purchase and bids will be taken on donation items. For more information, call 649-7598.The Park City Film Series presents "Dirty Pretty Things" at the Jim Santy Auditorium, 1255 Park Ave. in Park City, at 8 p.m. Call 615-8291 or visit www.parkcityfilmseries.com for more information. Chris Van Allsburg's "The Polar Express" will be re-created aboard The Heber Valley Railroad, 450 S. 600 West in Heber City, through Dec. 23 at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25, $15 for children chil-dren and $22.50 for seniors. Call [phone] ext. 104 for tickets. Kindermusik will present free demonstration classes for newborns through six-years-old today at 10:30 a.m. and tomorrow at 1 0:30 and 1 1 :30 a.m. at Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church in Park City. For more information, infor-mation, call Mary at 649-6877. 649-6877. The Interfaith Creche Exhibit will be held today through Monday from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. at 165 N. Center St. in Midway. The exhibit features more than 650 Nativity scenes representing 85 countries. coun-tries. Admission is free. "Swiss Christmas" will be held today from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. -7 p.m. at Midway Town Hall, 125 W. Main St. in Midway. The event features craft, gift and food booths, Christmas decorations and entertainment. Admission is free. "Cottages for the Children" will be held today and Saturday from 11 a.m. -6 p.m. at Midway Town Square, 135 W. Main St. in Midway. Original gingerbread houses will be sold by silent auction. Admission is free. Ballet West presents "The Nutcracker" at the Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South in Salt Lake City through Dec. 31 . Evening performances are at 7 p.m. and matinees are at 2 p.m. A Christmas Eve matinee mati-nee will be held at noon. Tickets range from $10-$55. Call (801) 355-ARTS for dates and tickets. Pioneer Theatre Company presents "Smokey Joe's Cafe" at the Pioneer Memorial Theatre, 300 S. 1400 East in Salt Lake City through Dec. 20. Shows play Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee Saturdays. Tickets range from $22-$49. Call [phone] for tickets. tick-ets. The Utah Symphony presents "Skrowaczewski Returns!" tonight and tomorrow at Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple in Salt Lake City. Performances begin at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $16-$47. $16-$47. Call (801) 355-ARTS for tickets. Saturday 6 "Oliver!" will play at the Egyptian Theatre Company, 328 Main St. in Park City at 2 and 8 p.m. Performances continue through Jan. 3. Tickets range from $8-$36. Call 645-0671 for tickets. The Park City Professional Artists Association will showcase ceramics, jewelry, paintings, photography, mixed media and sculptures at the Kimball Art Center, 638 Park Ave. in Park City through Jan. 9. The event is free to the public. Call 649-8882 649-8882 for more information. BluegrassFolk band Nickel Creek will perform at the George S. and Dolores Dore' Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, 1 750 Kearns Blvd. in Park City at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are sold out. Call (801) 355-ARTS or 655-3114 655-3114 for cancellations. The Park City Professional Artists Association will showcase ceramics, jewelry, paintings, photography, mixed media and sculptures at the Kimball Art Center, 638 Park Ave. in Park City through Jan. 9. The event is free to the public. Call 649-8882 649-8882 for more information. The Images of Nature Gallery will host a holiday open house through Dec. 7. Each day a fundraiser will be held for a different organization. organiza-tion. Today the Karelian Bear Dogs will be featured and on Sunday Recycle Utah will discuss their services. Holiday gifts will be available avail-able for purchase and bids will be taken on donation items. For more information, call 649-7598. The Park City Film Series presents "Dirty Pretty Things" at the Jim Santy Auditorium, 1255 Park Ave. in Park City, at 8 p.m. Call 615-8291 or visit www.parkcityfilmseries.com for more information. Chris Van Allsburg's "The Polar Express" will be re-created aboard The Heber Valley Railroad, 450 S. 600 West in Heber City, through Dec. 23 at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25, $15 for children chil-dren and $22.50 for seniors. Call [phone] ext. 104 for tickets. The Interfaith Creche Exhibit will be held today through Monday from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. at 165 N. Center St. in Midway. The exhibit features more than 650 Nativity scenes representing 85 countries. coun-tries. Admission is free. "Swiss Christmas" will be held from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at Midway Town Hall, 125 W. Main St. in Midway. The event features craft, gift and food booths, Christmas decorations deco-rations and entertainment. Admission is free. "Cottages for the Children" will be held from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Midway Town Square, 135 W. Main St. in Midway. Original gingerbread ginger-bread houses will be sold by silent auction. Admission is free. Ballet West presents "The Nutcracker" at the Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South in Salt Lake City through Dec. 31 . Evening performances are at 7 p.m. and matinees are at 2 p.m. A Christmas Eve matinee mati-nee will be held at noon. Tickets range from $10-$55. Call (801) 355-ARTS for dates and tickets. Pioneer Theatre Company presents "Smokey Joe's Cafe" at the Pioneer Memorial Theatre, 300 S. 1400 East in Salt Lake City through Dec. 20. Shows play Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee Saturdays. Tickets range from $22-$49. Call [phone] for tickets. tick-ets. The Utah Symphony presents "Skrowaczewski Returns!" at Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple in Salt Lake City at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $16-$47. Call (801) 355-ARTS for tickets. The Oratorio Society of Utah's Christmas Concert will be held at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 West 300 South in Salt Lake City at 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 and $10. To purchase tickets, call (801) 355-ARTS. 1 Local author Ralph E. Lugton will discuss "The O'Galla Incident" and "The Three Fugitives" Dec. 8 at Books & Beyond, 511 W. 100 South in Heber. The lecture runs from 5-7 p.m. and follows with a signing. Christmas in the Park will be held Dec. 10 from 5-7 p.m. at the Miner's Hospital, 1354 Park Ave. in Park City. Call Denise Payne at 615-5419 for more information. The Utah Symphony presents "Bach Christmas Oratorio" Dec. 10 at Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple in Salt Lake City. The performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $22-$45. Call (801) 355-ARTS for tickets. "Grease," one of Broadway's longest-running musicals, will play Dec. 12-14 at Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City. Shows are Dec. 12 at 2 and 8 p.m. and Dec. 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $27.50- $42.50. Call [phone] for tickets. "A Kurt Bestor Christmas" plays at Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple in Salt Lake City Dec. 12 and 15-18 at 8 p.m. with a 2:30 p.m. matinee mati-nee Dec. 13. Tickets range from $17.50-$32.50. Call (801) 355-ARTS for tickets. Combining music, theater, puppetry and audience participation, par-ticipation, the Banana Slug String Band will perform Dec. 13 at the George S. and Dolores Dore' Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, 1 750 Kearns Blvd. in Park City at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets range from $15-$30, children are $5. Call (801) 355-ARTS or 655-3114 for tickets. The Park City Singers will perform a winter community concert Dec, 14 at p-m. at the Park City Community Church, 4501 N. S.R. 224. Tickets are $10, $5 for children. chil-dren. To purchase tickets, visit Smith's Food and Drug in Kimball Junction; Marc Raymond Salon, 2080 Dust Lane; Cole Sport, 1 61 5 Park Ave.; and Dan's Supermarket, 1 500 Snow Creek Drive. Tickets are also available at the door. Park City Moms will host "Holiday Bazaar" Dec. 14 from 1-5 p.m. at Miners Hospital, 1354 Park Ave. in Park City. The event features several vendors and kids crafts. Tickets are $2. Call Kim Shea at 649-2038 for more information. The Utah Symphony presents "Messiah Sing-In" Dec. 14 at The Salt Lake City Tabernacle, 50 W. South Temple. The performances begin at 7 p.m. Tickets range from $6-$13. Call (801) 355-ARTS 355-ARTS for tickets. Author Barbara Hill will feature fea-ture seafood delights for a signing of her book "One Fish, Two Fish, Crawfish, Bluefish" on Dec. 18. The event will be held at Books & Beyond, 511 W. 100 South in Heber, at 7 p.m. The signing is free to the public. The Swaner Nature Preserve presents "Holidays on the Farm" with horse-drawn sleigh rides and s'mores by the fire Fridays-Sundays Dec. 19-Jan.4. Call 649-ISNPfor more information. The Utah Symphony presents "Yuletide Joy" as part of the Pops Series Dec. 1 9 and 20 at Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple in Salt Lake City. Performances begin at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $22-$45. $22-$45. Call (801) 355-ARTS for tickets. The Utah Symphony presents "Here Comes Santa Claus" as part of the Lollipops Series Dec. 20 at Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple in Salt Lake City. Performances are at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $11, $6 for children. chil-dren. Call (801) 355-ARTS for tickets. The Park City Singers will perform a winter community concert Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 4594 Silver Springs Drive. Tickets are $10, $5 for children. chil-dren. To purchase tickets, visit Smith's Food and Drug in Kimball Junction; Marc Raymond Salon, 2080 Dust Lane; Cole Sport, 1615 Park Ave.; and Dan's Supermarket, 1500 Snow Creek Drive. Tickets are also available at the door. Santa Claus will visit Deer Valley Dec. 24 at Deer Valley's Children's Center in Snow Park Lodge, 2250 Deer Valley Drive South from 9-10 a.m. He will then visit Snow Park Restaurant until 11 a.m. and Silver Lake Restaurant until 12:30 p.m. For more information, call (800) 424-DEER 424-DEER or visit www.deerval-ley.com. www.deerval-ley.com. Deer Valley's annual Torchlight Parade will be held Dec. 30 on Deer Valley's Big Stick ski run on Bald Eagle Mountain at 6 p.m. For more information, call (800) 424-DEER or visit www.deervalley.com. Les Gens d'R, aerial circus artists, will perform at the George S. and Dolores Dore' Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, 1 750 Kearns Blvd. in Park City, Dec. 30 and 31 at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $25-$70. Call 655-314 for tickets. msmm Mondays "Mum's the Word Musicians Monthly Meeting" is held the first Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Jim Santy Auditorium in the Park City Library of Education Center, 1255 Park Ave. Bring an instrument, a song and join in. Tuesdays The Park City Singers rehearse every Tuesday, 7:15-9:15 p.m., at the P.C. Community Church, behind the Park City Nursery. Participants should love to sing, be able to carry a tune and be willing to commit time to rehearsals and performances. per-formances. Call Charisse Anderson at 655-3167. Wednesdays Newcomers of Greater Park City gathers every second Wednesday of the month at Miners Hospital at 10 a.m. Call Maribeth Powell at 649-5005 for more information. informa-tion. Art Talk, presented by the Kimball Art Center, takes place on the third Wednesday of each month. Kimball Director Judith McConkie leads free discussions discus-sions and presentations about visual arts. The series, 6-7:30 p.m., includes "Moose Herds and Other OutdoorPublic Sculpture" Dec. 1 9. To register for the series, call 649-8882. Fridays Last Fridays Arts & Eats Gallery Stroll continues on the last Friday of the month. Taste hors d'oeuvres prepared pre-pared by local restaurants while perusing art galleries on Main Street. Pick up a map of participating galleries gal-leries paired with restaurants restau-rants for $5 at the Kimball Art Center at 6 p.m. For details, call 649-8882 or visit www.kimball-art.org. Saturdays Books and Beyond, 511 W. 100 South in Heber, hosts story-telling hour from 10-11 10-11 a.m. for children six-months-old to five-years-old. win mi Utah Olympic Park presents a variety of unique Olympic experiences. Choose from expert guided bus and self-guided self-guided walking tours, an interactive ski history display or a 2002 Olympic Winter Games exhibit. Fees range from $5 to $10 for adults ages 18-64, $3 to $9 for seniors sen-iors and youth, and $2 to $6 for children ages 3-12. Infants are free. For details, call 658-4200. Visit the Park City Museum, 528 Main St., Mondays through Saturdays 10 a.m. -7 p.m. and Sundays noon-6 p.m. For more information about the museum, call 649-7457. 649-7457. The Norwegian Outdoor Exploration Center welcomes groups to explore the Wasatch National Forest and surrounding area on a nature tour. Learn about the history of the trapper and mountain-man mountain-man era with an authentic mountain man as a guide. For reservations, call 1-800-649-5322. Heber Valley Railroad features fea-tures the Sunset Special Barbecue, Old West Casino and Comedy Murder Mystery train rides. The depot s located at 450 S. 600 West in Heber City. For reservations or details about rides, dates and rates, call [phone], 654-5601, 1-800-888-8499 or visit www.hebervalleyrr.org. 0 Family History Center is open 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays Tuesdays-Sundays for people interested in learning about their family history via the Internet. The service is free at the center, 1 733 Lucky John Drive. Park City Library hosts preschool pre-school story time every Thursday at 1 0 a.m. and "Toddlertime" at 11 a.m. Every Wednesday the library hosts "Baby and Me" story time at 10 a.m. Call 615-5600 615-5600 for more information. mum Wednesday 3 Chris Bender, The Spur DJ Flegz, Cisero's Thursday 4 Reminisce, The Spur Judd Widner, Renee's Karaoke, Cisero's Friday 5 Joy and Eric, The Spur Lake Effect, Renee's Remedy Motel, Mother Urban's Saturday 6 The Detonators, The Spur Sam Brown Duo, Renee's Matt Frey, Mother Urban's DJ Q-Tip, Cisero's To become a part of The Park Record's FREE events and music calendar, call Casey R. 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