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01/14/10
The Big 'Dance
Drinking Your Way Through Sundance
Park City's biggest holiday is just a couple weeks away, and if you're going to come out of it with some good times and possibly a three-picture development deal, you need a plan. Fortunately, we've got one—our guide to Sundance, in all its deal-making, Ping-Pong playing, Natalie Portman-spotting glory.
THE ROOM
St. Regis Deer Crest Resort
If you're still looking for a place to crash—and for some reason Redford isn't returning your
calls—this mountaintop resort might be the last place in Park City with rooms still unbooked. But
given that it has an in-house restaurant from Jean-Georges Vongerichten, a mountain's worth of nearby slopes
and a "ski beach" (essentially, an enormous lounge on the mountain terrace), maybe Bob will end up staying
with you.
- 411:
- St. Regis Deer Crest Resort, 2300 Deer Valley Dr E, 435-940-5700
THE FRENCH
The Goldbar Sky Suite at The Sky Lodge
If you're looking for statuesque French models in the middle of Utah, you pretty much have one option: the
French fashion rag Jalouse's official bash at this après-ski-styled lounge, put together by
Goldbar, New York's infamous gold-leafed cocktail palace. Try the penthouse level for a whole floor's worth
of private parties ripe for the crashing.
- 411:
- Jan 24, The Sky Lodge, 201 Heber Ave (at Main St), 435-658-2500
THE CLUB
TAO Lounge at The Lift
It wouldn't be the movie business without a club where you can pop bottles and put your film's "making it
rain" budget to good use. In a desert of networking, this Vegas import attracts Sundance's wildest and
craziest figures. By which we mean Mickey Rourke.
- 411:
- TAO Lounge at The Lift, 825 Main St
THE COMPETITION
The K-Swiss Ping-Pong Classic at Gen Art
We've heard stories of some spectacular Park City revelry at Gen Art, but this time they may have topped
themselves. They're pitting teams of to-be-named film casts against each other in the sport of kings:
Ping-Pong. Expect competition to be every bit as fierce as the Grand Jury Prize, which means there's a
pretty good chance it ends with Harvey Weinstein flipping over the table.
- 411:
- Gen Art Lounge at Sky Lodge, 201 Heber Ave (at Main St)
THE MOVIES
The Filmmaker Lodge
This café is all panels, directors and shop talk during the day, but after hours the coffee gives way
to booze and the networking gives way to impromptu dance parties. It's your best bet for finally finding
someone to produce that vampire-merman epic you've been pitching around town.
- 411:
- Filmmaker Lodge, Elks Building, 550 Main St, 2nd floor
THE DINNER
The Bing Supper Club at Cisero's
This Main Street spot is hosting cast-and-crew dinners all week with a rotating cast of famous chefs
(including Philippe Chow on Friday and Larry Greenwood of STK on Saturday), making it something like the
Olympics of gate-crashing. So far the guest list is under wraps, but we're guessing the celebs will be at
least as famous as the chefs.
- 411:
- Cisero's Ristorante and Nightclub, 306 Main St, 435-649-5044
THE CELEBRITY
Downstairs
By the end of the circus, we're guessing you will have had your fill of schmoozing—it sounds crazy, we
know—and might be in dire need of something a little more low-key. Too bad. Head here, a new nightspot
from Danny Masterson, for dancing, a wall full of dart boards and a good old-fashioned bar. Cheers to you,
Hyde.
- 411:
- Downstairs, 625 Main St, 801-414-0245
Only what you need to know.