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Warren Miller film comes to Whistler

Children of Winter, Warren Miller’s latest action sports film, will be screening in Whistler on Saturday. Dec. 27 at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. at MY Millennium Place.

Children of Winter, Warren Miller’s latest action sports film, will be screening in Whistler on Saturday. Dec. 27 at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. at MY Millennium Place.

The film features some seriously huge air coupled with world-class cinematography, and scenes from Japan, Austria, Alaska, British Columbia and Iceland, all set to the music of Radiohead, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Beck and others. Jonny Moseley, Daron Rahlves, Marco Sullivan, Seth Wescott, Gerry Lopez and Wendy Fisher are among the featured riders.

"When it's cold and snowing, others run inside. But skiers and snowboarders do the opposite, no matter how old we are," said Max Bervy, director and producer, in a recent press release. "We are all the Children of Winter, and if you ski or ride, this movie reaffirms what we all know, that we're lucky to know the shortest, coldest days of the year."

For more information on the film, visit warrenmiller.com. Tickets are $15 and are available through MY Millennium Place.

 

Going Out of Bounds

 

Are you a photographer with a flare for adventure? Check out the Whistler Arts Council’s 5th annual Out of Bounds: Tales from the Backcountry competition.

This popular contest is a great opportunity for amateur and professional photographers to get their photos out to the public. The juried exhibition, which takes place from Feb. 1 to 28 at MY Millennium Place, features images of skiing and snowboarding in the backcountry of British Columbia. Coast Range Heliskiing is sponsoring a People’s Choice Award for Best of Show, which means that one photographer and one voter will receive a free heliskiing trip. All B.C.-based photographers are eligible to participate, but the submission deadline of Friday, Jan. 2 is approaching quickly. The exhibition kicks off on Jan. 30 with an opening reception. Winners will be announced at the end of February.

If you’re interested in participating, visit www.whistlerartscouncil.com for application forms and full details.

 

An online glimpse of Whistler

 

Do those photos you take of our surrounding town and mountains simply not do the area justice? Well now, there’s a website to direct friends and family to when you’re looking to share the splendor of Whistler.

Mike Crane, a local photographer, was selected to represent Whistler in the new Picture B.C. website, which is a project of The Knowledge Network, The Union of B.C. Municipalities, and the Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Arts. The site was launched late last week, and offers up six signature photographs from each of the province’s 160 communities, with selected photographers receiving $500 for each photo accepted for inclusion.

Before finally settling down in Whistler, Crane spent years working and traveling around the world, visiting Australia, Japan, France, and the UK. Crane’s six photographs feature Black Tusk, the village during après, the Whistler Mountain Bike Park, Rainbow Lake, and powder turns down Blackcomb. To check out the photos, visit www.picturebc.ca .

 

Cultural Olympiad ’09’s musical offerings

 

Alt-rock, hip hop, electronica, fusion — you name it, the 2009 Cultural Olympiad has it covered.

VANOC recently announced the Music Matters lineup for the Cultural Olympiad celebrations, which run from Feb. 1 until March 21, and the offerings are both strong and diverse, with 14 concerts featuring musicians from across the country taking the stage at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom, the Waterfront Theatre, and the Biltmore.

Bell Orchestra, Hawksley Workman, Chad VanGaalen, K’naan, and Esthero are a few of the artists set to perform at the Commodore Ballroom during three separate concerts.

New Songs, New Voices, a four-night series at the Waterfront Theatre, will focus on talented Canadian singer-songwriters like Jillian Lebeck, Rebekah Higgs, Jen Lane, Indio Saravanja and Steve Dawson.

Alt-indie bands, like Thunderheist, Said The Whale, and The Sadies are just a few of the many exciting new groups that will perform at the Biltmore during seven separate performances.

Tickets are now available for the shows at the Commodore, while the rest go on sale on Jan. 10. For more information on the performances, or to find out how to purchase tickets, visit www.vancouver2010.com/culturalolympiad .

 

Eagles in the City, from Sea to Sky

 

Penny Martyn, a local sculpture and tile artist, is just one of many talented artists from across the province contributing to the BC Lions Society’s annual Eagles in the City project.

Martyn is in the midst of creating a piece of public art, which sees artists working in partnership with sponsors to create a unique design on a seven and a half-foot fiberglass bald eagle. Once the work is completed, it will be displayed in a prominent public space, before being auctioned off.