The Kimball Arts Festival

By Todd Anderson

Aug 06, 2010

What Makes Park City Real Estate Valuable? The Kimball Arts Festival I as I was driving into work today with my wife, she mentioned that it was the Arts Festival that brought her to Park City. Ask a local why they live in Park City, UT and many will answer that they came here for a winter and never left. In my wife's case, it was pictures from the Arts Festival that was the draw that put things over the top. The annual Kimball Arts Festival is one of the many things beyond the skiing, biking, golf, snowboarding, hiking or ... that make Park City, Utah special. It is a vibrant piece of the local Park City community (residents and vacationers alike actively volunteer to help with the festival). Local amenities like the Arts Festival make Park City Real Estate Valuable by adding to the Park City Lifestyle. This year marks the 41^st annual Kimball Arts Festival. The festival runs Friday August 6^th (6pm-8pm) Through Sunday August 8^th(Sat 9 am-7 pm, Sun 9 am-6pm). Note that the Friday evening opening is a special "local" event that is free (suggested $10 donation goes to the Kimball Arts Center) and the least crowded time of the festival. The Kimball Arts Festival in Park City, UT is touted as one of the top ten arts festivals in the country (don't ask me who said this). Each year they receive more than 1000 applicants for only 325 spaces. Tents line the middle of Main St as the area is closed to traffic for the weekend to make way for the anticipated 45,000 attendees. Only the Sundance Film Festival and Fourth of July Parades in Park City put so much pressure on Historic Main St. Things will be crowded, but that is part of the lure. It is impossible to walk through without running into friends you haven't seen in a while. Music has been a recent addition to the Arts Festival with 3 different stages running throughout the festival. A free film screening by the Sundance Institute will be held on Friday night at Park City's City Park. Local restaurants have also gotten into the spirit with the "Taste of Art" offering festival goers special pricing and limited time menu offerings. Real Estate for parking in Park City is at a premium during the Kimball Arts Festival. Follow the signs and directions of the volunteers. Plan on parking away from the festival and walking in or hopping on a free shuttle. For more festival information go to: http://www.kimballartcenter.org/ Have a great time, and when you find yourself thinking "If I owned a home in Old Town I could just walk over to events like this on Main St." contact your YouInParkCity.com Group Keller Williams Real Estate Professional to make it possible. (888)968-4672

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What Makes Park City Real Estate Valuable? #3

By Todd Anderson

Jun 04, 2010

More than just the skiing, it is the community and local amenities that make Park City Real Estate Valuable.

Ask a local why they live in Park City, UT and many will answer that they came here for a winter and never left. In this ongoing blog chapter we will talk about some of the many things that make Park City, Utah a special place to live and own real estate.

Today's topic: The Kimball Art Center

The Kimball Art Center is Park City's nonprofit community art center. Located in the heart of Historic Old Town the Kimball is considered by many the hub of the arts in Park City. Most renowned for hosting the Park City Arts Festival, one of the top art festivals in the country the Kimball Art Center also has classes for artists of all ages and abilities. While I take at least one class a year one of my favorite things do is the monthly Friday night gallery stroll which starts and ends at the Kimball and includes a stop at all of the galleries in Old Town. Most galleries provide beverages and light hors d oeuvres. Of course the center also hosts some fantastic exhibitions featuring both local and nationally known artists. Like the Park City Transit System the Kimball Art Center is free to the public.

While the Kimball has no affiliation with the Park City Real Estate community it is considered by many locals and potential home buyers to be one of the important amenities that make Park City such a great place to live or vacation.

For a list of events or classes at the Kimball visit their web site at kimballartcenter.org or visit the YouInParkCity.com events section at youinparkcity.com/events. If you stop by the Kimball and have any questions about Park City Real Estate stop by our office at 693 Main Street located right next door to the lower level entrance to the Kimball and ask for Rob or Todd.

If there is a Park City community amenity that you have questions about, drop the YouInParkCity.com Group an email.

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