Local Arts

Work of Canadian filmmakers featured Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Sundance. Dare we add Whistler to the list? It may be presumptuous, the act of a too-proud parent boosting the achievements of a precocious youngster.

Who: Whole Lotta Led Where : Boot Pub When: Monday, Nov. 10 Tickets : $7 at the door It was pretty cool witnessing a band as big time as the Tragically Hip play the Boot Pub a couple weeks ago.

What: Tuned Women auditions Where : MY (Millennium) Place When : Sunday, Nov.

Whistler has a special place in Junglist’s heart Who: Perfect Combination What: Jungle ’n’ Breaks Night Where: Garfinkel’s When: Tuesday, Nov. 11 Tickets : $10 at the door "The perfect combination," explains the U.K.

Classic groupie/lead guitarist the real deal Who: Nashville Pussy with Stink Mitt and Peter Pan Speed Rock Where: Garfinkel’s When: Monday, Nov.

Christmas, already? Early November is an interesting time of the year. The undead are barely back in the ground, there’s no snow and the Christmas movies start popping up, far too prematurely in my opinion.

Michael Kaeshammer makes album No. 3 his own Who: Michael Kaeshammer Where: MY (Millennium) Place When: Saturday, Nov. 8, 8 p.m. Tickets : $22/$27 At 12 years old kids who study classical piano really start to hate it.

It was cold last Thursday, perhaps the coldest night of the year so far. But it didn’t stop people from hanging out by the front doors of MY Place asking all who went in if they had any extra tickets to sell.

James Cotton still looking forward Who: James Cotton Blues Band Where: Buffalo Bill’s When: Tuesday, Nov. 11 Tickets: $30 "It was 1954 and I knew who Muddy Waters was but I had never seen him.

Pantomime production lampoons village, mayor, Cheakamus Challenge What: Aladdin Where : MY (Millennium) Place When: Nov. 13-15.