Andrea Buchanan

This week, Andrea Buchanan gets to the bottom of Park City's annual guerilla fundraising party and martinis on the slopes. Then, Amber Johnson shares her favorite story of the year involving a devastating diagnosis, a miraculous reunion and the healing power of community. And Mitch Elliott highlights three of the musical artists we brought in-studio this year.Plus, we wrap up the year with plenty of fun facts, community events and the Campfire Kids.

Fred Reynolds and Eric Hoffman share the colorful history of Park City’s Christmas day martini party, a ski-slope tradition dating back to the mid-1980s that combines festive antics, handmade snow bars, and tens of thousands of dollars raised for local non-profits.

Meet the Agnew Family, the ones behind the Christmas Meals initiative that brings together volunteers of all ages to provide meals to those in need. Then, take a journey with the owners of Indigo Highway, a boutique shop in Kimball Junction that is also donating meals, but by selling candles. And for this week’s music sesh, the band Freedog previews this weekend's Winter Solstice Experience at the Prospector Theater.

Jen and Dean Tutor, the owners of Indigo Highway in Park City, chat about their best selling candle and how many meals they've donated over the years.

This week on The Community Campfire, Heber Valley’s beloved Santa and Mrs. Claus, Jeff and Tami Gray, turn red suits and real beards into a masterclass in joy and holiday magic. Then, we go behind the mic with volunteer DJ Jay Z has been spinning tunes at KPCW for about ten years. Coach Skinner and Madeline Jaquet have the latest in local sports. And local musician Kate Chanson talks about reshaping her career with a new cabaret residency at the Velvet Room on Main Street in Park City, located beneath The Cabin.

This week on The Community Campfire, Tracy Klein and PJ Saylor talk about the work of Fetch Cares, a non-profit whose mission is to find forever homes for the neediest population of dogs. Then, meet Park City Mountain’s snowcat groomers – the unsung heroes who work all night long, turning chaos into corduroy while the rest of us are snuggled up in bed. KPCW's Connor Thomas and Sarah Ervin check in from Park City Mountain's opening day. And writer-composer Mary Beth Maziarz and the young cast of “Flo! The Show!” talk about creating and performing an original world-premiere musical debuting at the Egyptian Youth Theatre and perform two original numbers in-studio.

Tracy Klein and PJ Saylor talk about the work of Fetch Cares, a non-profit whose mission is to find forever homes for the neediest population of dogs.

On this week's The Community Campfire, Amber Johnson hops on the famed Heber Valley Railroad for a behind the scenes look at the festive North Pole Express.Then, Patti Gomes is a local who took up hockey at 62 and is now one of the driving engines behind the Park City's women's hockey league.And we do a deep dive into Arlo Guthrie’s cultural Thanksgiving staple, “Alice’s Restaurant," which has been played on KPCW since the early 80’s.

This week, find out what happens when you put five moms together who are close friends and major bosses in their professional lives to hike the Havasu Pi Falls at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Plus, hear a wonderful in-studio music session from Meredith Moon, Coach Skinner's Skinny on Sports, community events, fun facts and the always entertaining Campfire Kids.

Five moms and dear friends from Park City took adventure to the next level when they backpacked for three days and 50 miles to the bottom of the Grand Canyon to the Havasu Pi tribe and the death defying confluence hike.