Local Arts

WHAT: Telus Mobility WinterStart Festival WHERE: Whistler Village WHEN: Dec.

For the last 45 years, the Leukemia Research Fund of Canada has been raising money for a variety of types of leukemia research. Now the organization is embarking on a campaign to raise its profile.

Francophobe has changed his ways WHO: Nunstalker & Slick 60 WHERE: The Boot Pub WHEN: Dec. 10 The former leader of a punk rock band with a dubious name says he has seen the light, and changed his ways.

WHAT: Hickory Dickory Doc WHERE: Eagle Eye Theatre (Squamish) WHEN: Dec.

The Canadian Freestyle Ski Association is hoping three things commonly found in Canadian ski resorts will help let the up and coming freestylers break into, and more importantly, stay in the sport. Those three things are: skiing, snow tires and rap.

The snow is falling, the base is building, and the possibilities of the coming winter are as infinite as the composition of snowflakes on frosted glass. Beautiful.

The Whistler Children’s Chorus gets into the spirit of the season this weekend with their annual Christmas concert to benefit the Whistler Food Bank.

Cuban salsa has Latin forerunners WHO: The Puentes Brothers WHERE: The Boot Pub WHEN: Dec.

Victoria’s German wonder Boogie woogie piano player does Showcase 2000 WHO: The Michael Kaeshammer Trio WHERE: Catholic Community Centre WHEN: Dec. 8, 8 p.m.

Whistler swings again WHO: Johnny Ferreira and The Swing Machine WHERE: Buffalo Bill’s Bar & Grill WHEN: Dec.