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Artists invited to apply for grants

The Seventh Annual Visual Arts Development Award is now underway, giving a great big boost to B.C.’s emerging or mid-career visual artists and artisans.

Entertainment Briefs

Bye Bye Birdie about to land Who: Whistler High School's Drama Club What: Bye Bye Birdie (the musical) Where: Millennium Place Dates: May 8 & 10 Rehearsals are well under way for 35 Whistler Secondary School students, feverishly dancing and singi

The Sadies serving up surf ’n’ turf tunes

Who: The Sadies Where: Garibaldi Lift Co. When: Wednesday, April 30 It’s not often we get phone calls from people asking us to interview a band but this week we’ve had several such requests.

Whistler Singers release first CD

What: CD Release Party Who: The Whistler Singers Where: MY Place When: Wednesday, April 30 The Whistler Singers musical director, Glen Irvine, loves the word "amateur" and he uses it openly when talking about his exceptional choir.

Q and A with The Sound of Music’s Whistler stars

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein, The Sound of Music, remains the most popular movie musical of all time and the Royal City Musical Theatre Company’s production of the musical is set to do the same on a local level.

Pique to Valley Listings April 25 to May 2

Friday, April 25 LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS What: Tuned Women Where: MY Place Celebrate a sisterhood of musical styles with this showcase of fresh female talent in the Sea-to-Sky corridor.

DJ Science fills in the blanks

Who: DJ Science Where: WSSF main stage and Savage Beagle When: Sunday, April 20 I got hooked on DJing when… I would listen to mix tapes my older cousin passed down to me from the local club DJs.

Triple trouble

Three DJs flipping discs, ninja style What: Ninja Tune label showcase Who: Kid Koala, Amon Tobin and Bonobo Where: DKNY Jeans Free Outdoor Concert Series When: Saturday, April 19, 7 p.m.

Celebrate a new day with Lifesongs

What: Lifesongs Where: MY Place When: Saturday, April 26 If the news is all a bit depressing of late, one way to cheer up a bit is with some soaring soprano soothers.

The last Hullabaloo of WSSF 2003

Here’s your official invitation to the WSSF wrap party, this Sunday night at the GLC. Saddle up early though because being a religious day of rest, the bars say goodnight at 1 a.m. so that means a 7 p.m. kick-off for these closing party capers.