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Show SCENE The Park Record. Editor: Scott Iwasaki arts@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.15713 PARK CITY-BASED SINGER DRUMMER TAKES A TRIP RELEASES NEW TUNE, C-3 BACK TO CHICAGO, C-5 www.parkrecord.com C-1 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, MARCH 7-10, 2020 Partnership park city gift and gourmet SPRING GRÜV AT PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT Park City Mountain Resort will host its annual Spring Grüv celebration from March 6 through April 5. The monthlong event will feature live music, family-friendly activities and pond skimming. For information, visit parkcitymountain.com PARK CITY FILM BOOKS 2 FILM PRESENTS ‘STORM BOY’ Park City Film Books 2 Film program will host a free screening of Shawn Seet’s “Storm Boy,” rated PG, at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, at Park City Library’s Jim Santy Auditorium, 1255 Park Ave. Seet’s “Storm Boy” is a contemporary retelling of Colin Thiele’s classic about a retired businessman and grandfather who starts to see images from his past that he can’t explain. Those images include growing up on an isolated coastline with his father and befriending a pelican. For information, visit parkcityfilm.org. Tanzi Propst/Park Record TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Oil and Vinegar Junction owner Suni Woolstenholm, left, and Flowers by You owner Kathryn Blanken, Oil and Vinegar Junction owner Suni Woolstenholm, left, and Flowers by You owner are two of three business partners in Park City Gift and Gourmet, located at Kimball Junction. The other Kathryn Blanken are two of three business partners in Park City Gift and Gourmet, is Stephen Hatch of Hatch Family Chocolates.The three decided to work together to offer local residents located at an Kimball The is Stephen and Hatch of Hatch Family Chocolates. and visitors array ofJunction. items made by other local entrepreneurs others who have Park City ties. LEASE RENEWAL SPURRED PARTNERSHIP ART TALK WITH XI ZHANG AND JIYOUN LEE-LODGE An art talk with visual artists Xi Zhang and Jiyoun Lee-Lodge will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, at the Kimball Art Center, 1401 Kearns Blvd. The event, which is free and open to the public, will give attendees the opportunity to learn about these artists’ interests, influences and art that is now on exhibit at the Kimball Art Center. RSVPs are required. To RSVP and for information, visit kimballartcenter.org. PARK CITY BRIDGE CLUB Park City Bridge Club offers weekly social bridge sessions to Park City visitors and residents every Wednesday at the Park City Senior Center, 1361 Woodside Ave., from 7-9 p.m. Beginners who have completed lessons and experienced players are invited. There are no age restrictions. For information, visit parkcitybridge.com, email shirleywright16@aol.com or call 435-640-4782. SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record Park City Gift and Gour Gourmet is more than a one-stop shop for memorabilia, flowers and specialty foods. The store, located at 6300 Sag Sagwood Dr., suite C, is a trifecta of local businesses Oil and Vinegar Junciton, Flowers by You and Hatch Family Chocolates. Suni Woolstenhulme came up with the idea when the lease for her Oil and Vinegar Junction shop came up for renewal earlier this year. “When I started Oil and Vinegar Junction three years ago, I had all of these altruistic ideas in my head,” she said. “I wanted the store to feel like a community space. I wanted it to be an extension of home, but that never seemed to click.” After wading through discouragement, Woolstenhulme decided to let go of that component from her business plan, and that’s when she met florist Kathryn Blanken, owner of Flowers by You. Blanken was running her own business in a small space in Prospector by a 7-Eleven. “It was hidden, but it was a dream of mine to have a flower shop,” she said. “Prior to finding that place, I had knocked on so many different stores in town, looking for a small space to run a shop, but all I heard was, ‘no.’ And then I met Suni.” The two began talking and realized they shared customers. “People would buy stuff at my store and then drive to Prospector to pick up flowers from her,” Woolstenhulme said, with a laugh. “We were meant to be together.” The two met up with Stephen Hatch, owner of Hatch Family Chocolates, who hit national acclaim with the TV show “Little Chocolatiers” that aired on TLC in 2010. Woolstenhulme knew she had to change her business model once she partnered with Blanken and Hatch. “When I first opened, I had spices, salts, oils, vinegars and dishes, so there was a specific realm,” she said. “I knew with the other two coming in, I didn’t want it to feel like these distinct businesses that happened to share a space. I wanted a sense of unity and flow throughout the whole shop.” Park City Gift and Gourmet Where: 6300 Sagewood Drive, Suite C Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday Web: Oliveandoiljunction.com; Flowersbyou.net; hatchfamilychocolates. com Family Meals To Go TANZIPropst/Park PROPST/PARK RECORD Tanzi Record A wall of olive oils and vinegars is one of the main attractions of Park City Gift and Gourmet. Woolstenhulme started by paring down her oils and clearing space on the floor for display tables. She also reached out to other creative entrepreneurs to see if they would be interested in becoming the store’s providers. “In the past, I tried to find local vendors at farmers’ markets, but didn’t gain much traction,” Woolstenhulme said. “Once Kathryn came on board, I recommitted myself to that and started looking into the community for those who didn’t have a store front.” Some of the local artists that sell their work at the store include KMK Design from Silver Creek, Frost Apparel from Kamas and Cottle Farms in Payson. “I do have some providers who don’t live in Park City, but have local connections,” she said. “We have a candle dinner packages for four starting at $23.95! view menus at windyridgecafe.com/menu & ghidottis.com/menu maker who lives in L.A., but her mother-in-law lives here.” Blanken, in turn, also taps into the local community for her flowers and plants. “Most of my plants come from a vendor in Salt Lake City, and during the spring and summer I work mainly with local growers,” she said. “They don’t use pesticides and are fully organic. But since they are seasonal, they aren’t available during the winter. So I do import some of the plants from out of the county.” In addition to selling the plants, Blanken also hosts an array of workshops the include terrariums, wreaths and flower arranging. On March 25 at 6 p.m., she will host a free feng shui workshop. Information Please see Businesses, C-2 serving only the best to Park City since 1992 r e s t a u r a n t g r o u p GIVE US A CALL TO ORDER 435.647.0880 435.658.0669 G R A P PA • C H I M AYO • WA H S O G H I D OT T I’ S • S U S H I B LU E • B I L LY B L A N CO ’ S WI N DY R I D G E C A F É • WI N DY R I D G E B A KE R Y www.bwrestaurants.com |