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Whistler Music Search Is On Again Randy and Andy from Whistler Music are on the hunt for Whistler’s hottest talent and they need your help.

Whistler Music Search Is On Again

Randy and Andy from Whistler Music are on the hunt for Whistler’s hottest talent and they need your help. Starting this Wednesday for five weeks at the Crystal Lounge, 15 performers will battle it out for a chance to win a $2,000 digital recording system or a really good guitar at the finals, to be held April 9.

The search will work like this: Each week will feature three musicians who get 45 minutes to strut their stuff. The audience will help pick the winner with the trusty clap-o-meter, sending them through to the finals.

Andy Gallant said some artists are solo acoustic, others have drummers and some may even have friends play bass or harmonica. Six of the 15 are females in this year’s competition, giving the guys a serious run for their money. The night is free so there’s no excuse not to be there. Here’s the timetable of entrants:

Mar 5: Ray Leigh, Jay Greenway, Diedra Hambly

Mar 12: Trish Jamieson, Dave Trimble, Aaron McKee & Nye Sullivan

Mar 19: Mark Kelly, Andrea Graham, Susan Holden

Mar 26: Mike Redmond, Robbie Dagg, Mike Borowsky

Apr 2: Dave Morris, Nysa Ochitwa, Luke Peterkin

Apr 9: Finals with one qualifier from each week

Randy and Andy want to give a special shout out to the other sponsors of this event, Yamaha Music Canada, The Crystal Lounge and the Old Spaghetti Factory.

Vagina Monologues

Today, being Friday for those keen readers who get the Pique immediately, is V Day, a special day to bring victory and vaginas together for a mission to end violence against women.

A cross-section of Sea to Sky actresses, professional and novice, have been practising their lines in the eagerly-awaited local take of Eve Ensler’s play, The Vagina Monologues. The spoken word production is about well, you can guess I’m sure. The $40 ticket price will have the sisterhood in hysterics, in tears and in a better frame of mind about being a woman as each piece progresses.

The Whistler cast includes writer and actor extraordinaire, Michele Bush, along with Ab Fab colleague and basket designer Cheryl Massey, Nibbana spa owner Dianna Sillary, TV actress Angie Nolan, and Splitz Grill girl Crystal Sevigny.

From Squamish will be actors Stephanie Brown, a mother of three, and Betty Ann Person, who has many First Nation friends.

All monies raised will go to Squamish’s Transition House, helping women in the Sea to Sky corridor escape violent partners. The house provides shelter, food and clothing for those who need it. The house takes women of all colour, creed and socio-economic status, proving that violence unfortunately is everywhere.

Support this worthy cause by attending either the MY Place show March 1 or the production in Squamish on March 7. To be performed at Totem Hall, this cast will be predominantly made up of First Nations women including a chief and elder, a unique and special performance indeed.

Whistler Stories Episode 6

No doubt you’re all glued to the screen Thursday nights watching the good times and the bad times experienced by our crack team of characters on Whistler Stories, a show about the people who live, work and play here in this winter wonderland.

Episode 6 is titled "Mohr Mountain" which appropriately enough features Dr. Bruce Mohr practising emergency medicine on the slopes. These scenes are not for the faint hearted, but on the flipside your pulse will also race when wedding planner Linda Marshall helps a couple renew their vows.

Airing Thursday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. on the Life Network, this episode will also feature freeskier Cat Smiley, training for her last chance at being a professional freeskier. Go Cat go!

It’s The End Of Slow Nerve Action

The end is nigh for this local porn funk band and it’s only right we all come and say goodbye. The Boot on Monday will host the farewell concert spurred on by piano player Ian Lamont moving back to Ontario.

Not to worry though, She Stole My Beer’s Jordan White is stepping in for the final gig.

Slow Nerve Action have built a loyal local following with silly songs about sex backed up by a solid five-piece funk band. So long singer Chris Berry, singing guitarist Josh Gontier, Benson on bass and Mike Lunt on drums. We’ve enjoyed the ride.

Get Hooked On Rugs art the Foyer Gallery

The latest exhibit in the Foyer Gallery until March 11 features the Vancouver Rug Hookers, Susan Ledsome's pottery and Kirsten Chursinoff's delicate embroidery.

Hooked rugs are made from strips of recycled wool clothing and blankets using a rug hook. The fabrics are cut into strips and hooked into a burlap or linen backing. Rug hooking has a long tradition in Canada, beginning with the early settlers in Quebec, the Maritimes and fishermen on their boats hooking simple primitive folk designs.

Susan Ledsome came to Canada many years ago from England, where she studied fashion design, an influence still evident in her painted pottery along with flowers, fruit and houses. She also enjoys creating decorative objects in Raku.

Kirsten Chursinoff graduated with a diploma of Textile Art from Capilano College. Currently her work is focused on fine hand embroidery inspired by nature. Her colours are chosen from a palette of threads, fabrics, beads and yarn.

The Foyer Gallery, located in the Squamish Library, features visual artists, working in two to three dimensions in shows that change monthly. Artists and crafts people interested in showing in the gallery should contact Fran Solar, curator on 604-898-4377.

Last Call for 24 Hr Play Project

You know you’re interested so get cracking! Michele Bush, organizer of The 24 Hour Play project, said this is the last call for people to get involved in a fun and frivolous encounter with other budding playrights. The concept takes a group of writers and a group of directors, meeting at 8 p.m. They will write four vignettes to hand in by 8 a.m the next morning. The directors will then cast their production and present the play on stage at 8 p.m. that night. If that sounds like something your stomach and psyche can handle, then contact Bush on 604-938-1495.