Local Arts

As of Wednesday, Nov. 28 2001 The early season snowfalls that had everyone excited in October gave way to monsoon-like conditions during the first several weeks in November.

Who: The Whistler Singers What: Performance at Winterstart Where: Village Square When: Sunday, Dec. 9, 6:15 p.m.

By Nancy Hyndman Who: Van Django Where: Brackendale Art Gallery When: Sunday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m. In an unusual partnership of modern and retro ’40s jazz, Van Django bring you an all strings celebration of Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli.

Queen Charlottes trip the impetus for exploration of aboriginal cultures WHAT: Trading Secrets WHEN: Friday, Nov. 30, 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Maurice Young Millennium Place Spotting rainbows.

Who: The Furios with MarlinSpike Where: Boot Pub When: Sunday, Dec. 2 The Furios are changing as fast as the guitar stomp of ska.

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What: El Loco and Shades of Purple Where: Buffalo Bill’s When: Nov. 26 Tributes hit town as spinning guitars and substantial beards come to Bill’s with El Loco, a ZZ Top tribute band.

Who: Laura Nedelak Where : The Shack When: Nov. 24 They say stretching the body, stretches the mind, a combo that worked for local singer-songwriter Laura Nedelak.

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

That’s a wrap. After 14 screenings of 19 feature and short format films at the first Whistler Film Festival, 2,600 audience members saw the best of Canadiana on reel to reel, spanning the production seasons 1999-2001.