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Show SCENE The Park Record. Editor: Scott Iwasaki arts@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.113 MEGAMIND FINDS FUN IN PUBQUIZ TRIVIA, C-2 www.parkrecord.com GROUP GIVES SUPPORT TO NEW MOMS, C-3 C-1 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, MAY 26-29, 2018 Drawing rally returns as a bigger monster SATURDAY MORNING NATURE WALKS AT THE SWANER PRESERVE Saturday morning nature walks are held at 8:30 a.m. every Saturday at the Swaner EcoCenter. The cost is $10 per person and $5 for local residents. Depending upon the time of year, lucky hikers may see an abundance of birds, elk, or even nesting sandhill cranes. For information and to register, visit www.swanerecocenter.org. MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE AT THE PARK CITY CEMETERY A Memorial Day service will start at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 28, at Park City Cemetery. The service will feature a performance by the Park City Treble Makers, and a memorial to the crew of a B-18 bomber that crashed into Iron Mountain on Nov. 17. 1941. The event is free and open to the public. PARK CITY LIBRARY CLOSED MEMORIAL DAY Park City Library will be closed on Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. For information, visit www.parkcitylibrary.org. TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Be Sincock, from left, Larry Kranz, Lewis Kannwischer and Melissa Skarsten admire Jeanne Larae as she paints an aspen tree scene during the first round of the Monster Drawing Rally at the Kimball Art Center last year. The Monster Drawing Rally will return on May 31. SUMMIT COUNTY LIBRARIES CLOSED All Summit County Library branches will be closed on Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. For information, visit www.thesummitcountylibrary.org. TREE PLANTING WITH PARK CITY MUNICIPAL Volunteers can plant trees with Park City Municipal at Payday Drive and Prospector Drive from 3-5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29. Volunteers should bring gloves, shovels and other tools. For information, email celia. peterson@parkcity.org or call 435287-5624. SIP AND PAINT AT OLD TOWN CELLARS Kimball Art Center will host a sip and paint session from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, at Old Town Cellars, 890 Main St. The event, open to ages 21 and older, will feature painting instruction, wine, spirits and food. The cost is $40, and the wine and food can be purchased separately. For information and to register, visit kimballartcenter.org/classes/sip-paintold-town-cellars. Event connects the community with local artists SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record Last year’s Monster Drawing Rally took over the Kimball Art Center and made some creative noise as local artists pounded out works in 50-minute intervals.This year, the Monster Drawing Rally, which is set to be held Thursday, May 31, at the Kimball Art Center, will prove to be bigger and louder, said Jory Macomber, Kimball Art Center executive director. “There will be 15 to 20 artists working at a time and they will have about an hour to produce a piece of work,” he said. “When they finish a piece, we’ll have runners put these works on the wall, and people will be able to purchase the works. If one or more people want the same piece, they’ll submit their names and we’ll flip a card to see who gets it.” The creative process differs from artist to artist, but leads to the common goal — to create a work of art, and two of the goals for the second annual Monster Drawing Rally are to demystify the creative process and connect the public with local professional artists. The artists are free to create any type of art including paintings, drawings and other mediums. “Everyone draws when they’re children, but when some kids get into their teens, they stop drawing because they don’t think they can anymore, especially when you (only) see a finished piece of work,” Macomber said. “When you watch an artist creating a work of art, the process becomes attainable to you. You can see how the artists break up the process.” Hadley Dynak, executive director of the Park City Summit County Arts Council, who partnered with the Kim- It gives people a chance to spy on the creative process, to give them a chance to watch the creative process in action...” Hadley Dynak, Park City Summit County Arts Council executive director ball Art Center for the event, agrees. “It gives people a chance to spy on the creative process, to give them a chance to watch the creative process in action,” she said. “It’s exciting to see something come out of nothing.” The Monster Drawing Rally is a live drawing event and community party that allows spectators not only see how artists create works, but also helps the public build relationships with local artists and grow their art collections. Please see Rally, C-5 TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Libby Peterkort works on an art illustration during the first round of the Monster Drawing Rally at the Kimball Art Center last year. This year’s event, which will be held on May 31, will feature more than 30 artists who will take shifts and create works in 50-minute intervals. |