Local Arts

Jamming to a different beat Who: Crowd Control Collective Where: The Crab Shack When: Saturday, Dec. 28, 10:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 27 LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS Who: Rob Thompson Where: The Crystal Lounge One of the fabulous Bowen Boys does his own set of contemporary and chart topping music.

What: Winter Concert Where: MY Place When: Saturday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. Winter’s more than coughs, colds and expensive power bills, y’know.

Who: She Stole My Beer Where: Buffalo Bill’s When: Friday, Dec. 20 and Saturday, Dec.

Hey Kids! Do you know what mom and dad want for Christmas this year? Apart from more sleep, I reckon if you drag them along to any of these fun festivities, they’ll be stoked you suggested it.

When he lived in Whistler, Hugh Kearney’s studio in Emerald Estates used to look out into the dense, green, unconstrained coastal rainforest.

Adventure film series gets off the beaten path What: Pavol Barabas films Who: K2 Adrenaline Adventure Series Where: MY Place When: Thursdays starting Dec. 26 For most of us, our mountain experience involves groomed runs and snowballs.

They came, they saw, they asked questions, they took notes and some even got turned away when seats were full. These were the audiences who attended the Whistler Film Festival and their picks for the best of the best are now in.

Who: Doug and the Slugs Where: Dusty’s Bar and BBQ When: Saturday, Dec. 21 Biker bars, big festivals, bar mitzvahs – these guys have done it all.

What: musica intima Where: MY Place When: Wednesday, Dec. 18, 8 p.m. You could call it co-operative vocal anarchy.