Local Arts

Friday, May 17 SMILES AT THE BAR Who: Murphy’s Lagh Where: Dubh Linn Gate Celtic rock covers at the Gate. Who: Cameron Chu Where: Bearfoot Bistro Live jazz piano every night at the Bistro.

Stella’s Vicious Circle, also known as the Whistler Writers’ Group, is celebrating its first year of meeting in clandestine living rooms to critique its members’ work.

P>Tea party theme for instructional sand sculpture course at Mt. Currie Sculpture Gallery The Mount Currie Sculpture Gallery is hosting an ongoing Sand Sculpture course, with a theme of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.

Tony Furtado adds keys to new five-piece band Who: Tony Furtado and The American Gypsies Where: Boot Pub When: May 11 You might call him the gypsy. He travels, returns home to write for a while, then travels again in search of new sights and sounds.

In search of the perfect Victorian nutmeg grinder

Jim Rose Circus returns to the town where it made its debut What: Jim Rose Circus Where: GLC When: May 11, doors at 9:30 p.m. Four wrestling Mexican transvestites could be part of your entertainment this weekend. If you can stand the pain.

In Whistler What : The adele-campbell Fine Art Gallery Where : Lobby level, Delta Whistler Resort This gallery represents many outstanding British Columbia artists, including Mike Svob. Funky, original furniture is also on display at the gallery.

It may not look like much now, but by noon on Saturday, municipal landscape supervisor Paul Beswetherick hopes that most of the north gravel pit in the Emerald Forest will be well on its way back to its former glory.

Banff Mountain photo contest sends winning entries to Museo Nazionale della Montagna The dolce vita just got sweeter: your winning photo could travel the world.

The week long festival (May 6-12) brings you live music and a bevvie of specials, including the WAG fundraiser evening opening night May 6.