Local Arts

Local theatre troupes give Shakespeare’s Hamlet a facelift What: The Little Theatre’s Production of Hamlet Where: Eagle Eye Theatre, June 28 & 29 Where: Millennium Place, July 4, 5 & 6 When: Doors at 7:30 p.m.; performances at 8 p.

Twenty-seven members of the Whistler Children’s Choir, director Alison Hunter, and four adults headed for Ottawa June 27.

Fifty artists, three-dimensional works on display this year Whistler’s Artrageous event is growing up.

What: Canada Day Parade and Activities When: July 1, 2 p.m. Where: Whistler Village This year’s Canada Day parade has some new twists, a new direction, and a renewed emphasis on fun and participation.

It’s not too late to get Out There. An ongoing exhibition from a trio of photographers – Ellen Aitkin, Nelly Levesque, and Jon Faulknor – opened on June 13 at BBK’s Pub in the Upper Village.

"I consider myself an eclectic player, and I play something for everyone," says DJ Erin Pimm, a top Whistler spinner also known as DJ Spinderella . Last Friday night, Pimm held a CD-release party for her new album Passion .

Band refuses to comply with formula for commercial success Who: Beluga Where: Boot Pub When: July 1 You can sing along to that "O, Canada" track.

West Kootenay Regional Arts Council’s director changes mountain range The Whistler Community Arts Council announced this week the appointment of a full-time executive director.

New $23,000 grant speeds up photo digitization project What: Whistler Museum Fund-raiser Where: Dubh Linn Gate, featuring the Bowen Boys When: Thursday, June 20 They say a picture’s worth a thousand words, but what are 400,000 pictures worth? A

Annual art fund-raiser includes mixed media, live auction What: ARTrageous When: July 6, 7 p.m.