Local Arts

Live blends bluegrass tunes Who: Leftover Salmon Where: Garfinkel’s When: Aug.

Takaya Tours wins two Aboriginal tourism awards Tourism Whistler announced the winners of the first annual B.C. Aboriginal Awards, which took place on Aug. 12. Part of Weetama 2002, the awards were a co-presentation the B.C.

Birken murder mystery combines action with hunt There’s some funny stuff going on in Birken at Whispering Falls Resort on Aug. 24.

Locals Jo Cairns and Sandor G gig keep up new band It took a couple of months, a "very long road trip to the Yukon," and a visit to Glasgow before Blue Steel was finally forged.

Rolling Stones Tribute band hits town Aug. 12 What: Jumping Jack Flash, a Rolling Stones tribute band Where: Buffalo Bill’s When: Aug.

Golden, B.C. the hotspot for summer ‘fest Aug. 16-18 You can run… or you can rock. Or you can watch both at the Canadian qualifier for the world’s toughest expedition, the Eco-Challenge.

Swarm energizes with primal movement, unusual drums Who: Swarm When: Performance Aug. 9, 7 p.m.; Workshop Aug.

Sea to Sky Ballroom transformed into Feasthouse for 2002 What: Weetama: Traditional Feast Where: Whistler Conference Centre When: Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m. Cedar boughs, waving you inside on your walk to a pseudo-feast house, granting you blessings.

What: Mountainscapes When: Aug. 15-Sept. 15 Where: Millennium Place Mountainscapes, a new art exhibit, features the work of Pemberton artists Lynn Pocklington and Karen Love at Millennium Place. The opening reception is from 7 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 15.

Moscow-trained mime livens up Whistler outdoors despite hearing disability There’s more to mime than meets the eye. At least that was true for Selena Lohan, who married and now collaborates with performer Max-I-Mime, a.k.a. Max Fomitchev.