Local Arts

Crankworx features new mountain bike photography competition, with roster of professionals to shoot over three days

Local events producer, actor coordinates new summer theatre festival for late August

Whistler's evening of mayhem and gore may be a few months away, but the men of Heavy Hitting Films are already calling on local filmmakers to get started on their submissions for the eighth annual B-Grade Horrorfest.

There have long been murmurs and whisperings about throngs of performers who will crowd Village Stroll during the Olympics, but it was unclear who would be organizing these entertainers and who, exactly, would be footing the bill.

What: Whistler Rap Battles When: Thursday, June 25, 10 p.m.

The Squamish Valley Artists Society's annual fundraiser raffle offers the chance to win a Jan Phelan bowl valued at $900. Tickets will be available at VISUALS' Art at the Market show, held June 27, July 1 and Aug.

What: LunaFliks When: Wednesday, July 1, 8:30 p.m.

VANOC is taking its digital art project to the next step, launching a special application that will allow Canadians to go online and make a multimedia statement about their country.

Whistler couple captures a motorcycle odyssey across Africa in slideshow

Whistler Hiking Guide by Brian Finestone & Kevin Hodder, 192pp.