Local Arts

The free concerts at this year’s Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival aren’t just outdoors. The Kokanee Freeride series is hosting free shows in Whistler pubs and clubs nightly. That’s right. Free. No tickets necessary.

Who: Veda Hille Where: MY (Millennium) Place When: Friday, April 16 Tickets: $14-$17 Quirky Vancouver singer/songwriter Veda Hille will perform at Whistler’s cultural hub next Friday evening.

Who: D’Talle Where: Buffalo Bill’s When: Thursday, April 8 Tickets: $20 The sexy sounds of Cuban dancehalls will fill Buffalo Bill’s on Thursday night when the women of D’Talle cha cha into town.

David and Goliath story has a hip-hop ending Who: Pavlo Where: Eagle Eye Theatre (Squamish) and MY (Millennium) Place When: April 2-3 Tickets: $15-$20 He’s the musician that’s known for the swing of his hips as much as his passionate Medite

Who: Ten Foot Pole with Ghosts of Modern Man, Tricky Woo & The Illuminati Where: Merlin’s When: Thursday, April 8 Tickets: $10 Ironically, there are no "subliminable messages" in California punk band Ten Foot Pole’s new album

The lives lived, and those postponed, of Guitar Doug Who: Guitar Doug Where: Everywhere When: Après-ski It’s Monday late afternoon/early evening – the magic hours referred to around these parts as après-ski, even by those that

Ever ask yourself, isn’t it time they made a movie based on an underground comic book about a cigar smoking demon who saws off his horns and fights evil for the bureau of paranormal research and defense? If so, today’s your lucky day.

What: Hansel & Gretel Where: MY (Millennium) Place When: Sunday, April 4 Tickets: $15 adults, $9.99 kids Opera isn’t just for grownups.

There are a couple more days to contribute to the second annual It’s a Frame-up exhibit and fundraising project at the Foyer Art Gallery in the Squamish Public Library.

Upcoming DJ events in Whistler In the immortal words of my favourite band the Go-Go’s: we got the beat! Translated into non-eighties speak: Whistler is hosting some amazing DJ acts in the coming days.