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Show SCENE The Park Record. Editor: Scott Iwasaki arts@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.113 BRUCE HORNSBY STILL BLOGGERS ENCOURAGE LEARNING HIS CRAFT, C-2 WORLD TRAVEL, C-5 www.parkrecord.com C-1 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, AUGUST 11-14, 2018 Park City High graduate debuts feature film PARK CITY FILM SERIES DRIVE IN MOVIE Park City Film Series’ annual drive in movie will be “International Film Tour Vol. 5,” not rated, at dusk on Saturday, Aug. 11, in Prospector Lot K near the Park City Marriott The event, a partnership with the film series, Park City Standup Paddle Boarding, Basin Recreation and the Prospector Square Property Owners Association, will also feature pre-screening activities and giveaways. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by visiting www.parkcityfilmseries.com. NO PARK SILLY SUNDAY MARKET AUG. 12 AND 19 There will be no Park Silly Sunday Market on Aug. 12 and Aug. 19. The market will return to Main Street on Aug. 26. For information, visit www. parksillysundaymarket.com. CAMP SAFETY The Summit County Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with local law enforcement, will host its annual Camp Safety for children entering kindergarten and first grades. The camp will run from 9-11:30 a.m. from Aug. 13-17 at Temple Har Shalom, 3700 Brookside Court. The cost is $90. For more information, visit summitcounty. org/593/Childrens-Justice-Center or contact Christina Sally, Summit County Attorney’s Office Investigator at 435-615-3829 or csally@summitcounty.org. COURTESY OF NICK SCOWN Actress Heather McComb gets some tips from director Nick Scown, a Park City High School graduate, during a scene in Scown’s feature-film debut, “Pretty Bad Actress.” The dark comedy, which stars McComb as a kidnapped former child actor, premiered Friday in Los Angeles. Nick Scown’s comedy “Pretty Bad Actress” hits screens in L.A. SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record SUMMIT COUNTY COMMUNITY MARKET The Summit County Community Market will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays, Aug. 14, 28 and Sept. 11 at Park City Hospital, 900 Round Valley Drive at Quinn’s Junction. The market will feature fresh fruits, vegetables, cooking demonstrations and free health screenings. For information, visit summitcountyhealth.org/farmers-markets. GUIDED WALKING TOUR OF HISTORIC PARK AVENUE The Park City Museum will host a guided walking tour of historic Park Avenue from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 14. The tour will cover the churches, homes and architecture of one of Park City’s oldest streets. The cost is $7 and reservations are required. To register, contact Diane Knispel at 435-6497457 ex. 102 or email education@ parkcityhistory.org. Filmmaker Nick Scown saw his longtime dream come true on Friday. The Park City High School graduate’s debut feature film, “Pretty Bad Actress,” premiered in Los Angeles. The dark comedy, starring Heather McComb as a former child star with anger issues who These guys were akin to punk bands like the Sex Pistols, and not like those big bands like The Beatles...” Nick Scown, filmmaker and Park City High School graduate has to save her career and life after being abducted, will also be available for streaming on iTunes, Amazon Video and other digital platforms soon. “It’s pretty amazing to have this happen,” Scown said during an interview on Tuesday. “When you start down any path you never know where it’s going to lead COURTESY OF NICK SCOWN Actress Jillian Bell, who portrays the heroine Cheryl in Nick Scown’s “Pretty Bad Actress,” prepares to shoot a scene in a car. One of the challenges of the shoot was Bell couldn’t drive a stick shift, which was the only type of car available for the scene. or if it will go anywhere. So it’s nice to make a film that people want to connect with and get it out into the world.” “Pretty Bad Actress” is the culmina- tion of 10 years of hard work, the filmmaker said. “The story is something where different ideas all came together,” he said. “My mom read Star and National Enquirer and other tabloids. And I also grew up Please see Scown, C-4 |