Local Arts

Solo artist has ‘working holiday’ doing Blondie tribute What: Rapture, a Blondie Tribute Where: The Shack When: Dec. 21 When Blondie is in demand, know who to call.

Who: Adam Woodall Band Where: The Shack When: Dec. 29 Adam Woodall is the boy next door, with a twisted mop of curly blond hair framing his mischievous grin.

The Whistler Creek area moved from functional to jazzy this past weekend with the unveiling of two new public art installations at World Cup Plaza, outside Dusty’s.

What: Lullay, I Saw from musica intima Where: Maurice Young Millennium Place When: Sunday, Dec. 16, 6:30 p.m. Musica intima is taking the lead, minus the leader.

Was it Studio 54 in the mountains or was it Merlin’s? Canadians left woolly toques behind Saturday night for the annual Extremely Canadian Pimp and Ho party. Instead there were velvet cowboy hats and platform shoes.

In Whistler What : The adele-campbell Fine Art Gallery Where : Lobby level, Delta Whistler Resort This gallery represents many outstanding British Columbia artists, featuring the most comprehensive collection of Whistler landscapes and soapstone scul

FRIDAY, DEC. 14 A CHRISTMAS FANTASY — Five Christmas plays are presented at Squamish’s Eagle Eye Theatre in the Howe Sound Secondary School, starting at 7:30 p.m.

WHO : Checkmate WHERE : Garfinkel’s WHEN : Sunday, Dec. 16 "I’m into pure hip hop. I usually sample from old school ’60s and ’70s jazz, and some Motown too.

The Whistler Community Arts Council continues the move towards being the umbrella group for arts in Whistler with the election of three new members to its board. Dean Cote, Aileen Durie, and Pat Gemmill are the new board members elected at the Nov.

With a three-quarters full auditorium and a successful silent auction at Millennium Place last Friday, Trading Secrets – Debra Hillary’s documentary film project on indiginous people – moves on to the next stage.