Local Arts

Golden, B.C. the hotspot for summer ‘fest Aug. 16-18 You can run… or you can rock. Or you can watch both at the Canadian qualifier for the world’s toughest expedition, the Eco-Challenge.

Swarm energizes with primal movement, unusual drums Who: Swarm When: Performance Aug. 9, 7 p.m.; Workshop Aug.

Sea to Sky Ballroom transformed into Feasthouse for 2002 What: Weetama: Traditional Feast Where: Whistler Conference Centre When: Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m. Cedar boughs, waving you inside on your walk to a pseudo-feast house, granting you blessings.

What: Mountainscapes When: Aug. 15-Sept. 15 Where: Millennium Place Mountainscapes, a new art exhibit, features the work of Pemberton artists Lynn Pocklington and Karen Love at Millennium Place. The opening reception is from 7 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 15.

Moscow-trained mime livens up Whistler outdoors despite hearing disability There’s more to mime than meets the eye. At least that was true for Selena Lohan, who married and now collaborates with performer Max-I-Mime, a.k.a. Max Fomitchev.

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Open Mic night Sundays at Crystal Lounge More songs… The Crystal Lounge is hosting an open mic night every Sunday, start time is 9:30 p.m. Now in its third week, musicians have been turning up for the weekly jam session.

Awards recognize excellence for provincial operators As part of a move to award excellence in Aboriginal tourism, the first annual B.C. Aboriginal Awards will be held in Whistler on Aug. 12.

Potter Laura Wee Lay Laq offers workshop in August Smooth, cool clay oozing through your fingers.

The Kaleidoscope Festival, organized by the unusually named events company Xzyzx productions of Vancouver, is a three-day outdoor camping and music festival event in Bralorne Aug. 2-4.