‘Solon Spiro’ lecture
Historians Mark Danninger and Sandy Brumley will present a free lecture titled “Solon Spiro From Immigrant Store Clerk to Mining Magnate” at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Park City Museum Education and Collections Center, 2079 Sidewinder Drive. The lecture, presented by the Park City Museum and Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History, will shine the headlamp on Solon Spiro, who emigrated from Prussia in 1881 to work as a clerk at Park City’s general store owned by his uncle M.S. Ascheim, and became one of the town’s prominent mining company owners after building the Silver King Consolidated Mine, also known as the King Con. For information, visit parkcityhistory.org/events.
Summit County Library Coalville Branch Kids Book Sale
The Summit County Library Coalville Branch, 82 N. 50 East, will host a children’s book sale on Nov. 15-18. The sale will feature used books that have been donated to the library. The money raised will benefit the Coalville Branch’s programming. For information, visit thesummitcountylibrary.org.
‘Young Frankenstein’ Wraps Up Egyptian Theatre Run
Ziegfeld Theater Company will wrap up a three-weekend run of the musical comedy, “Young Frankenstein,” Nov. 16-19 at the Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main St. “Young Frankenstein” is based on Mel Brook’s 1974 horror spoof that pays homage to the black-and-white creature features of the 1930s. For information and tickets, call 855-745-SHOW or visit parkcityshows.com.
Park City Film Presents ‘Omoiyari’
Park City Film will host a weekend screening of Justin Taylor Smith’s “Omoiyari” on Nov. 17-19 at the Park City Library’s Jim Santy Auditorium, 1255 Park Ave. Friday and Saturday screenings will start at 8 p.m. and Sunday’s screening will start at 6 p.m. The film follows a Japanese-American composer on a journey of self-discovery as he comes to terms with the internment camps of World War II. The film was produced by Park City native J.J. Gerber. Sunday’s screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Smith, Gerber and Shirley Ann Higuchi, from the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation. For tickets, visit parkcityfilm.org.