| Though Park City, Utah is most often thought of | | | | Market that takes place every Wednesday and |
| as a tourist destination during the winter ski | | | | Friday, which features the products of local |
| season or during the beginning of the year when | | | | farmers, artisans, and musicians. The Farmer's |
| it is host to the biggest independent film festival in | | | | Market is a popular event that creates a sense of |
| the United States, it is much more than just a | | | | community that many residents support and |
| tourist destination. Thousands of people, attracted | | | | enjoy. Local farmers bring their goods to sell, |
| by its natural beauty, events, and community, | | | | artisans sell and even create pieces on the spot, |
| have decided to call Park City their home. The | | | | and local musicians entertain shoppers as they |
| town may have the luxuries and facilities of a | | | | peruse and support has to offer. |
| posh resort town, but at its heart the town has | | | | Park city is a thriving center for all types of art, |
| the feel of quiet mountain hideaway. | | | | including performance, music, and visual arts. |
| Residents enjoy the sense of community that the | | | | Theater and the performing arts are a big part of |
| small town brings. The Library is one such | | | | the community. The town is home to several |
| community center that brings people together, | | | | non-profit community art centers that are |
| and itself is a result of community caring and | | | | dedicated to enriching its residents through the |
| effort. In 1888, before Utah had even gained its | | | | arts. Community and Youth Theater productions |
| statehood, residents joined together to create a | | | | are hosted year-round at these art centers as |
| library in order to provide for the education needs | | | | well as classes and many different forms of |
| of the town's growing population. Today Library | | | | education. |
| and Education Center is housed in the old Park | | | | Education is also a large part of the community. |
| City High School as a result of a renovation and | | | | Several elementary and middle schools as well as |
| restoration project in an effort to save the | | | | the Park City High School make up the Park City |
| historic old building. | | | | School District. It is within thirty miles of the |
| Another popular community event is the Farmer's | | | | prestigious University of Utah in Salt Lake City. |
