Park City al fresco

Jul 28th 2011

Some of you know I've spent the last week in my home state of Texas; let me advise you NOT to plan a vacation there at this time of year.

The air-conditioned temperature inside anywhere necessitates having a jacket or sweater handy to cover those bare arms. Then, when you go outside, do a quick strip-down to your spaghetti straps: The temperature is likely to be 110. When the sun goes down, it cools off to maybe 85.

So I was glad to get home where I can drink my coffee outside in the morning and eat al fresco any time of day. And a message from Park City's Historic District was perfectly timed: Nine restaurants on Main Street now offer outdoor dining, that's up from four restaurants in 2010.

Yeah, I know. This is what we call a "duh" proposition, seems like the streets of a mountain town with views would be lined with dining patios. But for a long time only the few restaurants with existing patio facilities served outside. Now restaurants are constructing temporary sidewalk dining areas just for the summer season.

Steve McComb, owner of Bistro 412 and Cisero's Restaurant and Nightclub, presented the idea and now lots of Main Street restaurants have summer patios, including 501 on Main, Bandits, Bangkok Thai, Bistro 412, Ciseros, Eating Establishment, Flannagans, Main Street Pizza and Noodle and Shabu. Plus Grappa, Talisker, High West, Cafe Terigo, Zoom, Easy Street and the other usual suspects.

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‹May '12›

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 Michael Arata at the House Gallery	2 Annual FIESTA! Celebrates Mexican Heritage and Culture in Utah The Black Keys in concert with Arctic Monkeys	3 Through the Lens screening of Bully Author Melanie Thorne at the Kings English Drum and Belly Dance Workshops with Deja Mitchell The Intersections of Art and Science Exhibit	4 Charm City Devils perform at In The Venue Exhibition of "Faces" and Diane Paskett Pioneer Theatre Company's Man of La Mancha Beehive Statesman Barbershop Chorus Mark Hedengren’s The Invincibility Fable Opening Event	5 Zella day of movement at Nordstrom Tumbleweeds' Carlitos and the chance of a lifetime Mason Jennings concert at the State Room Digital Madness features Augustana and more at In the Venue The Drums, Craft Spells and Part Time perform at Urban Lounge The Drums, Craft Spells and Part Time perform at Urban Lounge The Wombats with Static Jacks and Flagship perform at Kilby Court The Wombats with Static Jacks and Flagship perform at Kilby Court Painting Glowing Flowers with Watercolor with Annette Orrock Belly Dance for the Birds Urban Bird Festival
6	7 Shooter Jennings performs at The Depot	8 Science Movie Night	9 Rosie Thomas performs at the State Room Kina Grannis at In The Venu	10 The Mundi Project's Air Performance Spy Hop Productions Annual Benefit	11 Mountain Land Design 13th annual clearance sale Recycled Art and Chalk Art Competition Deadline Author Katie Lee at Ken Sanders Rare Books	12 Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: Family Art Saturdays Grammy nominee Katie Herzigs performs at The State Room Clay Walker performs benefit concert for the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund Wasatch Community Gardens presents Attack of the Heirloom Tomatoes Ring Around the Rose- Janet Gray Studios Hands-on Science Workshops with Mad Science of Greater Salt Lake City St. George's Downtown Farmer's Market
13	14 Peter Yarrow performs as a fundraiser for Peaceful Uprising Exhibition of the Students' Recycles Art Competition	15 The Mundi Project's Air Performance	16 Mickey Hart Band performs at The State Room	17 Salt Lake Magazine's Tastemakers	18 "A Birthday Present" by Duance Rygh	19 Rose Park Community Festival Students' Chalk Art Competition on the Historic Jefferson Block
20	21	22	23 Nature Sketchbook Journaling with Susan Synder	24	25 Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers with special guest Buffalo Jones	26
27 BoDeans performs at the State Room	28	29	30 Tab Benoit performs at the State Room LMFAO in concert	31

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