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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, May 22-24, 2019 C-7 The Park Record Symphony announces summer season Concerts connect musicians and audiences Submitted by Utah Symphony | Utah Opera The Utah Symphony today announced the lineup for the 2019 summer community concert series in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas, several of which feature outdoor venues and free performances. The schedule includes orchestra performances in Layton on June 17, Gallivan Center on Monday June 24, Thanksgiving Point on June 26, Taylorsville Dayzz on June 27, Utah Cultural Celebration Center on July 1, Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre on July 2, and Snowbasin on July 3. The final summer concert is in commemoration of Zion National Park’s 100th anniversary, with a special performance of the orchestra with Sting on Aug. 31. No tickets are required for the Gallivan Center and Utah Cultural Celebration Center performances, which are free to the public. Tickets for the other performances are on sale now with ticketing information available at www.utahsymphony. org. The summer community concert series allows Utah Symphony to connect people through great live music and collaborate with other venues outside of its regular performances in Abravanel Hall. Utah Symphony Associate Conductor Conner Gray Covington will lead the Utah Symphony in six of the community concerts this summer. Guest conductor Michael Krajewski will conduct the performances at Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre and Snowbasin Resort featuring Broadway vocalist Hugh Panaro, who will also perform on the main stage at the Utah Symphony’s Deer Valley Music Festival in Park City. Admission to the concerts at Gallivan Center and Utah Cultural Celebration Center are free to the public thanks to partnerships with local government programs. The Gallivan Center concert on June 24 is offered in thanks to the Utah Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City. The RDA strives to improve blighted areas of Salt Lake City, encourage economic development, and support housing for low- and moderate-income households in compliance with the city’s master plan. The Utah Cultural Celebration Center concert in West Valley City on July 1 is performed without admission charge to thank the community for its support of Salt Lake County’s Zoo, Arts and Parks (ZAP) Program. ZAP receives one penny for every $10 in sales tax, and benefits the community by providing grants to over 160 arts and cultural organizations, as well as 30-plus park and recreational facilities. To date, 3.8 million people have received free admission to an arts or cultural event that has been funded by ZAP. Krajewski and Panaro perform patriotic pops favorites at three outdoor venues with the Utah Symphony, Red Butte Garden Amphitheater on July 1 and Snowbasin Resort on July 2. Panaro is best known for playing the coveted role of Phantom in Broadway’s “The Phantom of the Opera” more than 2,000 times. Following the Utah Symphony’s residency in Park City for the Deer Valley Music Festival, the orchestra will take the stage with megastar Sting at USANA Amphitheater on Aug. 31 in a concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of Zion National Park. These eight community concerts are presented in addition to the Utah Symphony’s seven-week Deer Valley Music Festival, which runs June 28 to Aug. 10 in Park City, Utah. This year, the orchestra will perform 17 concerts during the festival’s 16th season: 13 main stage performances at Deer Valley Resort’s Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater and four clas- VOTED PARK CITY’S BEST STEAK HOUSE 6 YEARS IN A ROW! NOW OPEN for the SUMMER! 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Best Price • Best Quality • Best Service Call Larry Layton • 435-640-2203 Continued from C-5 Artist unveils painting While he panted, Pohl would converse with the hotel’s guests. “It was an amazing experience to see the life of the hotel,” he said. “People would offer comments and converse with me about their lives and experiences. And that is so different than being in a studio.” Pohl loved to paint as a teen. “I painted obsessively until my mother began to tell me what to paint.,” he said. “When that happened, I quit for 40 years.” Pohl picked up the brush again 15 years ago and took some classes at Acorn Studios, owned by Debra and Jack Highberger in Marblehead. “They hold a couple of adult painting classes a week,” Pohl said. “We just bring the canvas and they supply the paints, brushes and instruction. After a couple of weeks, they finally gave me a key to the studio.” When Pohl moved to Park City, he was referred to artist Bonnie Posselli, who is represented in Park City by Montgomery-Lee Fine Art. “I meet with Bonnie every two weeks and she has helped me grow as a painter, and taught me a few new techniques,” he said. One of those techniques included include making a wash, which he used at the top of the painting. A wash is composed of a small amount of paint that is mixed with a large amount of mineral spirits, Pohl explained. “When I found myself painting one of the mountain peaks, there was too much contrast,” he said. “I didn’t want to repaint the whole thing, so I created a white wash to give the illusion of distance.” Pohl said he is grateful to Club Wyndham, especially Desiree Elzey and Ciera Rickett, who worked with him from day one. “I’m also thankful to all my friends for supporting me with my art,” he said. “I hope to have more opportunities to work on other projects of this scale.” For information, visit richardpohlart.com. YOU SET THE SCENE $25 O D with your $75 food purchase Limit 2 per table, not valid w/ other promotions Offer valid through July 4th Open Thursdays — Mondays 5:00pm - Close 442 MAIN STREET | WWW.SHABUPC.COM | 435-645-SAKE (7253) Submit event recaps, photos and news about local clubs/groups/nonprofits to arts@parkrecord.com |