Local Arts

WHAT: Bittersweet Motel WHERE: Rainbow Theatre WHEN: Feb. 16-17 at 11 p.m.; Feb. 17-18 at 4:20 p.m. Whether you’re a Phish fan or just enjoy good cinema, you won’t want to miss a special presentation at Whistler’s Rainbow Theatre.

As a world class resort, Whistler has many expectations thrust upon it: high-speed mountain access, high quality accommodation… the list goes on. Intrawest is recognizing that high-end entertainment is no less important.

WHO : HuskaVarna WHERE : The Boot Pub WHEN : Sunday, Feb. 11 Club tours, music videos, a new CD – and marmots? Yep, local boys HuskaVarna have a lot on their plate and they’re eating it up.

WHO: DJ Jeffree WHERE: Tommy Africa’s WHEN: Feb. 11 In just six years he’s gone from Jeffree Atizado of Vancouver to DJ Jeffree world traveller.

"E=MC 2 " Albert Einstein "6.023 x 10 23 " Amedeo Avogadro "Math is hard." Barbie "*#@%!!&" G.D.

Adventures in gourmet cooking The Whistler Cooking School invites food lovers to laugh, learn, and get their aprons dirty Most of the people to walk through the doors of the Whistler Cooking School in the two weeks since Lauren Piper opened shop have

Pemberton’s Jeff Van Der Mark was one of two partners who opened the Pony Espresso in 1993. Currently he works in Whistler, but he remains in the food business with Jeff’s Dry Goods, available on-line at www.jeffsdrygoods.

The third annual Pro Photographer Search is taking place in Whistler April 16-17 as part of the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival.

Review by Adriana Howe It was definitely worth the 10-year wait for Tonight… Piaf! Joelle Rabu’s Feb. 2 performance as Edith Piaf at Our Lady of the Mountains church was breathtaking. And popular.

WHO: Jeff Healey Band WHERE: Dusty’s WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 11 One of Canada’s musical greats graces the stage of Dusty’s this weekend.