M. Gates News

Hold On, now. Country superstar Dierks Bentley rocks the St. Regis Big Stars, Bright Nights concert series tonight, July 24. Concert starts at 7 p.m. (gates open at 5:30 p.m.) at Deer Valley Resort's Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater.

With an acoustic sound that "seeps deeply into our pores and permeates our core until their riffs merge with our pulse" (The Washington Post), Trampled By Turtles careens into spotlight with unbridled bluegrass on August 19. The string stampede also includes opening bands: Elephant Revival and Amy Helm. Concert starts at 7 p.m. (gates open at 5:30 p.m.) at Deer Valley Resort's Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater. Lawn and reserved seats are available online at www.bigstarsbrightnightsconcerts.org or 435-655-3114.

Casting a well-deserved spotlight on artists who typically do not take center stage (but clearly should do so more often), Muscle Shoals Live: The River That Sings returns to Park City for an encore performance August 3. Inspired by two remarkable 2013 Sundance films, "Muscle Shoals Live" and "Twenty Feet From Stardom," Park City Institute's Teri Orr teamed up with Muscle Shoals' Jesse Boyce to curate a concert featuring an outstanding collection of under-sung musicians hailing from a hotbed of talent and stardom known as the "Singing River;" Grammy winner Lisa Fischer (think jaw-dropping "Gimme Shelter" duet with Mick Jagger) tops the billing. This signature St. Regis Big Stars, Bright Nights concert starts at 7 p.m.; gates open at 5:30 p.m. at Deer Valley Resort's Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater. Lawn and reserved seating tickets are available.

Bainbridge Performing Arts is partnering with the Bloedel Reserve to present an outdoor summertime performance. The BPA Shakespeare Society will perform Twelfe Night, or What You Will today, July 11 - 26 in the meadow at Bloedel Reserve.

Kix Brooks – one half of country's most decorated duo of all time – delivers his chart-topping music to the St. Regis Big Stars, Bright Nights concert series on Thursday, July 31. The concert, presented by Park City Institute, starts at 7 p.m. (gates open at 5:30 p.m.) at Deer Valley Resort's Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater. Lawn and reserved seating tickets are available.

Hold On, now. Country superstar Dierks Bentley rocks the St. Regis Big Stars, Bright Nights concert series on July 24. Concert starts at 7 p.m. (gates open at 5:30 p.m.) at Deer Valley Resort's Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater. Lawn tickets are available (reserved tickets are sold out). Tickets available online at www.bigstarsbrightnightsconcerts.org or 435-655-3114.

Sizzle. Sizzle. Sizzle. The Bacon Brothers cut loose as they kick off the St. Regis Big Stars, Bright Nights summer series on June 28. The band's charismatic front men - actor Kevin (The Following, Apollo 13, Mystic River, Footloose...) and Emmy award-winning composer Michael - put on a show that seamlessly blends hard-charging tunes with mellow, country-folk ballads. Concert starts at 7 p.m. (gates open at 5:30 p.m.) at Deer Valley Resort's Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater. Lawn tickets are available (reserved seating is sold out).

Newgrass/bluegrass/rock quintet the Punch Brothers unleash instrumental and vocal fireworks Sunday, July 6 in the St. Regis Big Stars, Bright Nights concert series. Created by mandolin virtuoso -- and youngest ever MacArthur genius grant winner -- Chris Thile (formerly of Grammy-winning Nickel Creek), this edgy string band features the 20- and 30-something all-stars of a genre loosely defined as bluegrass. Folk singer, Willie Watson, opens the Punch Brothers concert, which starts at 7 p.m. (gates open at 5:30 p.m.) at Deer Valley Resort's Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater. Lawn and reserved seating tickets are available.

Sizzle. Sizzle. Sizzle. The Bacon Brothers cut loose as they kick off the St. Regis Big Stars, Bright Nights summer series on June 28. The band's charismatic front men - actor Kevin (The Following, Apollo 13, Mystic River, Footloose...) and Emmy award-winning composer Michael - put on a show that seamlessly blends hard-charging tunes with mellow, country-folk ballads. Concert starts at 7 p.m. (gates open at 5:30 p.m.) at Deer Valley Resort's Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater. Lawn tickets are available (reserved seating is sold out).

Bainbridge Performing Arts is partnering with the Bloedel Reserve to present an outdoor summertime performance. The BPA Shakespeare Society will perform Twelfth Night, or What You Will July 11 - 26 in the meadow at Bloedel Reserve.

Bainbridge Performing Arts has announced a partnership with the Bloedel Reserve to present an outdoor summertime performance. The BPA Shakespeare Society will perform Twelfe Night, or What You Will July 11 - 26 in the meadow at Bloedel Reserve.

'This One's for the Girls'... and the guys... well, everyone who's ever heard country super star Martina McBride. Named 'Female Vocalist of the Year' four times by the Country Music Association, this powerhouse singer graces the St. Regis Big Stars, Bright Nights concert series on Thursday, July 3. The vocal fireworks begin at 7 p.m. (gates open at 5:30 p.m.) at Deer Valley Resort's Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater. General Admission tickets go on sale Thursday May 1, 2014. Reserved seating tickets are available for purchase by Park City Institute members on May 1; remaining reserved seating tickets go on sale to the general public on May 8.

Since there's no end-all-be-all 'best seller' list, BWW Books has rounded up both The New York Times' top sellers as well as Amazon's - providing you with your one-stop look at this week's top reads!

On the Amazon side, John Green's THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, soon coming to the big screen, came out on top yet again, with the Little Golden Book of Disney's FROZEN coming in second, and Veronica Roth's DIVERGENT rounding out the top three, with the complete series boxed set in fourth.

Donna Tartt's THE GOLDFINCH held on to No. 1 on the New York Times' fiction list for the week ending February 16, 2014. THE INVENTION OF WINGS by Sue Monk Kidd stayed strong in the second slot, while STILL LIFE WITH BREAD CRUMBS by Anna Quindlen appeared this week at No. 3.

Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson's LONE SURVIVOR climbed to the top of the non-fiction list this week, with Robert M. Gates' DUTY in second, and Solomon Northup's TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE in third.

On the Amazon side, Robert Michael Gates's DUTY rose to the top of this list, withTartt's THE GOLDFINCH taking the second spot, and John Green's THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, soon coming to the big screen, rounding out the top three.

Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, celebrates American artist Paul Simon, whose birthday is October 13, with the release of the monumental career-spanning 15-disc Paul Simon - The Complete Albums Collection available as a physical and digital release today, October 15.

Moonlight Stage Productions' 33rd summer season closes with the smash Broadway hit THE WHO's TOMMY, from today, September 18 to October 5, 2013, in a rare full production marking the 20th anniversary of the show's Broadway debut.

Moonlight Stage Productions' 33rd summer season closes with the smash Broadway hit THE WHO's TOMMY, from September 18 to October 5, 2013, in a rare full production marking the 20th anniversary of the show's Broadway debut.