Live music will add to the visuals during this month’s Last Friday Gallery Stroll hosted by the Park City Gallery Association and the Arts Council of Park City & Summit County.The event, fittingly known as the Art & Music Gallery Stroll, will run from 6-9 p.m., Friday, Sept. 27.“We have nine galleries who will showcase music,” said Arts Council Executive Director Jocelyn Scudder.Those galleries and the musicians are: CREATE PC, 1500 Kearns Blvd. F110 — Beacon Street Jazz (see accompanying story). David Beavis Fine Arts, 314 Main St. — Debra Fotheringham Gallery MAR, 436 Main St. — Chrome Street Meyer Gallery, 305 Main St. — Kate Chanson Mountain Trails, 301 Main St. — Ben Weiss JG Art Gallery + Events at The Prospect, 2078 Prospector Ave. — Aspen Anonda Summit Gallery, 825 Main St. — TJ Gurn Susan Swartz Studios, 260 Main St. — Karlie McKinnon Trove Gallery, 804 Main St. — 2 Book TrilogyJG Art Gallery + Events at the Prospect and CREATE PC are the participating galleries in this free event who are located off Main, Scudder said.“What we recommend is for people to patronize those off-Main galleries because they tend to have less traffic,” she said. “Maybe hit them first, go to dinner and then visit the Main Street galleries. Make a night of it.”Another nonprofit, Mountain Town Music, led by Brian Richards, pairs musicians with the galleries, said Jen Schumacher, Park City Gallery Association’s co-president.“Brian Richards is awesome,” she said. “He goes into the galleries and gets a feel of what they’re about and what they need, and then he goes through a list of musicians and bands he has worked with over the years, and he selects who will fit where.”Smaller spaces may feature a singer-songwriter, while larger spaces may showcase a three- to four-piece band, Scudder said.“Brian has such an incredible finger on the pulse of the local music scene, and he knows the gallery owners, their tastes and their needs,” she said.Chrome Street is one of the musical artists who will perform during the Last Friday Art & Music Gallery Stroll. The ensemble will perform from 6-9 p.m. on Sept. 17 at Gallery MAR. Credit: Courtesy of Chrome StreetWhile these nine galleries will feature live music, the association’s other four members will still take part in the gallery stroll, according to Schumacher. “So we hope people will also step inside those places to see what they have to offer,” she said.This marks the third year the Gallery Association and the Arts Council will host the Art & Music Stroll, Scudder said.“I remember sitting down with Jen to talk about doing something together because as an arts council we not only support local artists and nonprofits,” she said. “We also support local creative businesses and kind of take a big snapshot of the cultural sector and look for gaps within that community.”During the initial talks, Scudder learned beefing up the end-of-month gallery stroll was a big priority for the association. “So it was about figuring out ways to attract new people, new audiences, but also local community members,” she said.“Locals come to Main Street and see something new or something that has changed,” Schumacher said. “So, it’s fun to expose them to Main Street during a time where they don’t feel overwhelmed by tourist season.”When they decided to do an art and music stroll, they knew to contact Mountain Town Music, Scudder said.“We’re not the first people to come up with this kind of idea, but we have strong organizations like Mountain Town Music that can step into the role to help get this going,” she said.Scudder, as the arts council’s executive director, also knew what grants would help fund this program.“I know the Summit County Restaurant Tax committee, who we are very grateful for, is motivated to support events during this time of the year because September may be a little slower time for our Main Street businesses,” she said. “So, the indirect benefits of the Art & Music Gallery Stroll is getting people to spend more time in Park City, and coming to Main Street, where they visit restaurants during this slower time of the year. And the direct benefits are that we’re directing money to local performing artists and we’re bringing more people into these galleries and building new collectors and introducing them to art.”The Art & Music Gallery Stroll has also opened the doors to other programs, Scudder said.“Because of the stroll’s success, the association has been able to do a Chocolate Lovers Stroll and a Progressive Bouquet Stroll,” she said.The idea for those events were discussed during the Park City Gallery Association’s annual meeting, Schumacher said.“Every time we hold those meetings, we want people to come in with ideas,” she said.The Park City Gallery Association, which supports its members through promotion, advertising and other services, makes it a point to seek out new gallery owners throughout the year, according to Schumacher.“While we pursue new galleries, we also invite anyone who is new in town to look us up,” she said. Art and Music Gallery StrollWhen: 6-9 p.m., Friday, Sept. 27 Cost: Free Where: Various galleries Web: pcscarts.org/art-music-gallery-stroll and parkcitygalleryassociation.com/art-music-gallery-strollsThe post Live music provides a soundtrack to this month’s Gallery Stroll appeared first on Park Record.