Local Arts

Who: Nearly Neil Diamond Where: The Crab Shack When: Thursday, Jan. 16 and 30 Oh, sweet Caroline, I have a crush on a man old enough to be my father, and his name is Nearly Neil Diamond. He sang to me today. Just to me.

Who: Solid Earth Jam Band Where: Boot Pub When: Monday, Jan. 6 Nothing better than a longtime local jam band to make you feel at home during the silly season.

Who: Rick Scott Where: My Place When: Friday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. A happy kid is a good kid, so take the little angels along to see the hilarious talents of Rick Scott.

What: It’s Mountaineering photo exhibit Where: Viseye Gallery, in BBK’s Bar When: Daily to Jan. 15 Mother always knows best, especially in local amateur photographer, Guillaume Otis’ case.

What: Himalayan Visions & Tibetan Voices Who: Photographer Brian Harris Where: MY Place When: Saturday, Jan. 11 Tibet and Buddhism. A civilization and culture about as far away from Whistler as crystal clear coral beaches.

Music, images, movies part of BME There’s not much left for free in this world but the Big Mountain Experience (BME), Jan. 7-12, is offering three top-notch nights out for nothing.

What: Absolutely Fabulous, FAT Where: My Place When: Friday to Sunday, Jan. 17-19 It seems Whistlerites love watching drunken, self-obsessed single women stuck in the sexual revolution of the ’60s.

All about (New Year’s) Eve Oy, snow bunny and ski bum slackers, I bet you haven’t organized anything to do on New Year’s Eve yet, have you? Too busy carving and shredding are we? I know, I know, apres’ ski takes up so much time.

March Hare more than meets the eye Who: March Hare Where: Pemberton Hotel When: Dec. 27 & 28 Whenever I think of corporate cover bands I think of those awful office parties I would get stuck at as a city girl.

A First Night for everyone Good, clean, fun is the order of the day for Whistler’s First Night festivities. The Village Square right through to Town Plaza Gazebo and Millennium Place will come alive with colour and comedy from 6 p.m.