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Also in Arts News: Tea & Tales is back; painting workshops are set for Art on the Lake; Big Sky to host movie night
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Amped Up The music during the Squamish Wind Festival gets people up on their feet in Junction Park. Amped in the Park, which is running every Thursday at the same venue, aims to draw music lovers as well. PHOTO BY TARA O’GRADY PHOTOGRAPHY

If you find yourself in Squamish on a Thursday this summer, swing by Junction Park downtown to check out a variety of performances each week.

Amped in the Park kicks off on July 4 with a stage that's welcome to local musicians, comedians, actors and poets.

Performers—who must consider themselves an emerging artist—can sign up online at squamishartscouncil.com/amped-in-the-park/ to play a set between 10 and 20 minutes.

A group of volunteers, under the Squamish Arts Council, run the event, partly as a way to provide training and sound engineering mentorship to interested volunteers.

Catch the shows every Thursday until Aug. 29.

Tea & Tales returns

Tea & Tales is back at the Pemberton Museum July 9, 16, 23, and 30 from 2 to 4 p.m.

The theme of this year's series is "Local Art—Past and Present."

Each week, a local presenter will share their stories while attendees enjoy home-backed goods and tea.

Tales start at 3 p.m. For more visit pembertonmuseum.org/.

Paint the light

Just like summer itself, the Art on the Lake workshops are now in full swing.

On July 20 and 21, painters can sign up for Illuminated II—Creating Compelling Light in Your Paintings.

Led by long-time professional painter and art teacher Gaye Adams, the workshop will teach participants how to create the effects of light in their work.

Weather permitting, the class will paint outdoors where they will focus on colour composition and finished field sketches. "Overall you will learn colour mixing, design, outdoor painting logistics, and other practical techniques to improve light in your paintings," according to the Arts Whistler description.

The class will build on what was taught last summer, but it's not mandatory that this year's students took part in 2018.

Listed as beginner/intermediate, the classes are for painters ages 16 and up and they take place from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The cost is $275 for Arts Whistler members or $300 for non-members. To find out more or sign up, visit https://artswhistler.com/event/illuminated-2.

To see the full list of Art on the Lake workshops for this summer, visit artswhistler.com/art-on-the-lake.

Outdoor Movie Night

Big Sky Golf in Pemberton is set to host an Outdoor Movie Night again this year.

It works like this—you bring your lawn chair and blankets, they provide the movie and picturesque setting underneath Mount Currie. The movie is still being decided—via a live poll—but the date is set for July 25.

Plan to head down Airport Road for 8 p.m. until 11 p.m.

For more, keep an eye on the Big Sky Golf Facebook page.