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Show SCENE The Park Record. PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHT MUSEUM EXHIBIT, C-2 www.parkrecord.com PARK CITY TURKEY DRIVE TURNS 16, C-3 C-1 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, NOVEMBER 11-14, 2017 Editor: Scott Iwasaki arts@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.113 Museum explores ‘The Way We Worked’ FOURTH ANNUAL BLING FLING BOUTIQUE Smithsonian exhibit will be on display through Jan. 10 The fourth annual Bling Fling boutique will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11, at Park City Community Church, 4501 N. S.R. 224, Admisison is $5. Proceeds from the sales will benefit Peace House, a nonprofit on a mission to wipe out domestic violence in Summit and Wasatch Counties. For informatioon, visit peacehouse.org/ event/fourth-annual-bling-fling-boutique-2017-11-11. ADOPT-A-NATIVE ELDER RUG SHOW AND SALE Adopt-a-Native Elder’s 28th annual Navajo Rug Show and Sale will be held Nov. 10-12, at Deer Valley’s Snow Park Lodge. Saturday, which will include a Navajo children’s princess pageant, Native American Grandma and Grandpa Idol competitions, will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday’s schedule, including a veterans ceremony and closing power, will also run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday tickets are $30 for adults and $10 for children under the age of 12. Saturday and Sunday admission is $5, or a canned food donation. For information visit www.anelder.org. NOVEMBER GREEN DRINKS Recycle Utah for the next Park City Green Drinks event from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at Twisted Fern, 1300 Snow Creek Drive. Green Drinks is an opportunity to meet and mingle with eco-conscious people and hear from local leaders about sustainability, environmental and social advocacy issues. This month’s Green Drinks will feature a discussion with Greg Libecci, energy and resource Manager for Salt Lake City School District and an 18 year Park City resident. He will discuss actions people can take to enhance energy efficiency at home. For information, visit www.recycleutah.org/ events/park-city-green-drinks-8. SWANER’S CRAFT SUNDAY A Craft Sunday for all ages will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Sunday at the Swaner EcoCenter, 1258 Center Drive at Kimball Junction. The crafts will be nature-themed. For information, visit www.swanerecocenter.org. NEXT CHAPTER BOOK CLUB Next Chapter Book Club, hosted by the Park City Library and the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council, meets at noon every Monday at the Park City Library, 1255 Park Ave. The club eats lunch, reads books and shares stories. For information, call Kate Mapp at 435-615-5602 or email kate.mapp@parkcity.org. PRESCHOOL STORY TIME AT THE SUMMIT COUNTY LIBRARY EVERY TUESDAY Preschool story times will be from 10:30-11:15 a.m. and form 1-1:45 p.m. every Tuesday at the Summit County Library Kimball Junction Branch, 1885 W. Ute Blvd. The free sessions are designed for children who are ages four and five. The sessions will feature picture books, songs, puppets, dancing and reading fun. For information, visit www. thesummitcountylibrary.org. SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record The United States underwent a series of occupational paradigm shifts in the past 150 years, said Park City Museum Collections and Exhibit Curator Courtney Titus. “We have gone from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial society with the introduction of technology,” Titus told The Park Record. “We have also moved from working outdoors to working indoors.” These are some of the concepts a new exhibit, “The Way We Worked,” which will open on Saturday, Nov. 11, at The Park City Museum, 528 Main St. (See accompanying story on C-2 about programs the coincide with the exhibit) The exhibit will be on display in the Tozer Gallery through Jan. 10, and explores work in the United States, Titus said. “Work has become such an central element in American culture,” she said. “Almost everyone in the U.S. works, so almost every visitor to comes to the museum can relate to the exhibit.” The exhibit is composed of different sections -- “Where We Work,” “How We Work,” “Who Works” and “Why We Work.” TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Emily Perdue, Park City Museum’s collections move coordinator, second from the left, and volunteer Bob Phillips work together to place a panel of the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit, “The Way We Worked,” on Thursday, as Barbara Easter, left, and Mahala Ruddell assist. The exhibit is set to open to the public on Saturday, Nov. 11. “Why we work can have a number of reasons -- to pay bills, to fulfill themselves, to benefit society and community, to make a better future for themselves and families,..” Courtney Titus, Park City Museum collections and exhibits curator “The first section shows that we work almost everywhere,” Titus explained. “We work on the land, on the water, underground -- such as we did in Park City with the silver mines -- in the air and in space.” The section also shows the changes and evolution of where people work. “Technology has made our world much smaller,” Titus said. “Now, with a touch of button, any one of us can talk with people how live half a world away and work from their homes.” The next section, How We Work, delves more into the politics of work. “It also talks about the need workers feel to protect themselves and stand up for their rights with the rise of industry,” Titus said. “It shows the development of labor unions as well as changes in the child labor laws.” The next section is about who works. “Visitors will see that most everyone who are different ages, genders, backgrounds and classes work,” she said. “So everyone who visits the mu- TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Park City Museum volunteer Bob Phillips works with other museum volunteers to set an inspirational title board above a section of “The Way We Worked” exhibit in the Park City Museum’s Tozer Gallery. seum can relate to working, with the exception of those who are very, very lucky.” Along with showcasing the diversity of American workers, the section also addresses immigration. “Many people move to the U.S. from other countries in search of a better life, which means finding work,” Titus said. The history of Who Works wouldn’t be complete without addressing women who work. “It addresses women and the struggles and discrimination they’ve had to face throughout history in the work- force,” Titus said. The last section addresses an interesting question -- Why We Work. “Why we work can have a number of reasons -- to pay bills, to fulfill themselves, to benefit society and community, to make a better future for themselves and families,” Titus said. “I hope people will stop and think about what this means to them,” In addition to the traveling exhibit, the display will include a local component developed by the Park City Museum. “We have chosen to tell stories of a handful of workers who live and con- tribute to the Park City area,” Titus said. “We’re excited about the people we’ve chosen, and can’t wait to show their stories on the wall.” Titus said they include a custodian, a nurse, a telephone lineman, a priest and others. “The component is a way for us to share their stories with the wider community,” she said. There is also a couple of “talk-back” boards where visitors can share their own stories with other patrons. There are two other interactive elePlease see Exhibit, C-4 |