Local Arts

What: Bluegrass Wing Ding Concert & Dance Where: Brackendale Art Gallery When: Saturday, Feb. 7, 8 p.m.

Whistler Arts Showcase carries on spirit of Celebration 2010 Last year at this time, we had something to prove to the world.

Art Junction celebrates their new addition By Shelley Arnusch Who: Niina Chebry What: Artist Reception Where: art junction@function When: Saturday Jan. 31, 3-6 p.m.

Who: Suzanne Westenhoefer What: Altitude 12 Comedy Night and Charity Auction Where: Fairmont Chateau Whistler When: Wednesday, Feb. 4., 8 p.m. Tickets: $50 Ellen. Rosie. Such is their celebrity their last names are pretty much unnecessary.

Punk rock violinist and crew to play Crab Shack What: Acoustic Chaos Where: Crab Shack When: Wednesday, Feb.

Who: Slow Nerve Action Where: Boot Pub When: Monday, Feb.

Elmore Leonard’s stories worth reading, watching Speaking of popcorn, do you know why they don’t sell potato chips at movie theatres? Because everyone loves potato chips and the sound of all those people happily munching and crunching would

Fridays at Maxx Fish used to mean Top 40 dance tunes and mainstream hip-hop straight from the turntables, but events tonight and next Friday show a different direction for the basement bar in the heart of Whistler Village.

What: Charles Ross: The One Man Star Wars Trilogy Where: Eagle Eye Theatre (Squamish), Jan. 23, 8 p.m. Where: MY (Millennium) Place, Jan. 24, 8 p.m.

Not much beats the cinema for going on a date. Movies are relatively cheap, you don't talk, and when it's all over you can avoid awkward silences by discussing the film.