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Rolling Stones Tribute band hits town Aug. 12 What: Jumping Jack Flash, a Rolling Stones tribute band Where: Buffalo Bill’s When: Aug.

Rolling Stones Tribute band hits town Aug. 12

What: Jumping Jack Flash, a Rolling Stones tribute band

Where: Buffalo Bill’s

When: Aug. 12

You can expect two sets and costume changes, the ’60s and the ’70s, with cover band Jumping Jack Flash, a tribute to the Rolling Stones. Frontman Rick Delaney heads the band, doing his best Mick Jagger imitation.

At Bill’s they play 50 songs, including Angie, Paint It Black, and Tumbling Dice.

Band members also play separately as a pop band, called the Touch Tone Gurus.

Trading Secrets adds new footage, screens at Weetama

Deb Hilary screens her documentary, Trading Secrets, on Aug. 14 at the Whistler Conference Centre in conjunction with this year’s Weetama (Aug. 12-18).

New footage added to the film includes a smudge ceremony which takes place at Brandywine Falls.

"The medium brings awareness to all people, and bridges similarities to one another," Hilary says.

Interviews with Metis leader Tom McCallum as well as Verne Shanoss, spiritual advisor for the film, are also highlights.

Audiences will see what the drum represents, and what the sweat lodge represents (in aboriginal culture), new things they might not have known bringing a real understanding.

Audiences are welcomed in with a smudge ceremony in advance of the film screening.

Hilary is submitting the film to the Banff Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival.

Rock the punk

Musician and pop punker Dom Koric (on guitar, vocals) plays one last show with punk band Retaliation, at the Boot Pub on Aug. 11, but says he is looking to join a cover band in Whistler.

"Basically I’m looking to jump right in. I don’t mind playing rock ’n’ roll," says the snowboard instructor, who recently moved back to Whistler, got engaged, and opened his own snowboarding video production company. Phew!

You can expect songs like Firecracker Dirtbike and favourite Losing Sight, songs "that are more technical now, with a little old school Iron Maiden thrown in."

Retaliation is Ryan C. (lead vocals, guitar), Duncan Ius (drums), and Jeff Seeley (bass). The band has opened up auditions for a fourth member to join their cross-Canada tour, beginning Sept. 1. For audition times call Ryan C. at 604-980-3702.

Glamour and Grit

The new Mount Currie Sculpture Gallery features more unusual sculptures made from sand. Located across from The Wicked Wheel, the gallery was started by the husband and wife team of sculptor Paul Dawkins (who also works in snow), and former ad exec Krystyna Siluszyk. The two moved from Ontario to open their dream gallery in B.C.

A study from A & E TV channel listed the role of "Master Sculptor," as the job is known, as one of the top 10 careers in the world.

The business couple say, "every creative idea should be as rich and extraordinary as possible, to produce the most wondrous results for all our clients."

Three other artists – Mike Tyler, Dan Cline and Warren Brubacher – currently show at the gallery.

A recent outdoor show and workshop on-site featured characters from Lewis Carroll’s book, Alice in Wonderland, including a hookah-smoking caterpillar lazily descending from an outdoor shed.

The couple has built close to 1,600 sculptures around the globe, entering contests like the Sand Sculpture Championship at Ontario Place in 1999.

To keep the sand sculptures from falling down, sand and water are packed by a hand or a machine tamper into boxes until the required height is reached. Afterwards, the boxes are removed as the piece is being carved. Outside sculptures are sprayed with a preservative to protect against weathering. Indoors, sand sculptures can last up to 10 years.

The Gallery and Cafe are open Tuesdays to Sundays, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Contact the Mount Currie Sculpture Gallery at 604-894-1820, and the café at 604-894-6398.

Book it

Keynote speaker and author Andreas Schroeder, the Maclean-Hunter chair for creative non-fiction at UBC, headlines a weekend writer’s workshop in Whistler Aug. 16-17.

The 35-strong Whistler writer’s group is sponsors the event, which includes a two-day workshop as well as two lectures open to the public.

"The idea is to get some private time with Mr. Schroeder," says Stella Harvey, organizer.

Intermediate writers can register for the workshop, which is limited to eight participants, and must submit a manuscript of up to 4,000 words for individual critique by Schroeder.

Schroeder brings 27 years of experience as fiction writer and poet. He is the author of 17 books, including Dustship Glory. His radio dramas can be heard on the CBC.

Schroeder will give two lectures, which are open to everyone. They take place on Aug. 16, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., at 9327 Emerald Drive in Emerald Estates, and on Aug. 17 at the Hostelling International hostel building in Alta Lake, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Fees are $15 per person per lecture, or $25 for both, open to the public.

Meanwhile Jennifer Cowan, executive story editor for the TV series Traders and a member of the writer’s group, will facilitate part of the workshop where participants will discuss feedback on their projects.

No submissions are accepted post August 10. Interested writers can contact Stella Harvey at 604-932-4518 or email stella25@telus.net.

Picture this

BBK’s Pub hosts Asian Perspective, a new exhibit from local photographers Kalli Stone, Naomi Graham, and Alain Denis, which opens Aug. 15.

The venue has hosted two three-person shows previously. All work is for sale and the lineup changes monthly.

An opening reception will take place from 7 to 10 p.m., and is an ideal chance for artists to chat about their work.

The exhibit runs through Aug. 15, when One With Nature slots in as the new exhibit featuring work by Lara Plotnikoff, Ann Stampfl, and Doug Burne.

For more information contact Nelly Levesque, photographer and co-organizer, at 604-935-0362 or Jon Faulknor at 604-938-9517. BBK’s Pub is located at 1-4573 Chateau Boulevard, next to the Blackcomb Beer & Wine store.

Crowe home from "Crying In a Rainstorm" tour

Singer-songwriter Allison Crowe and her trio are back in Nanaimo after whirlwind tour of 17 Canadian cities in 24 days.

"The tour went really well, and really fast!" says Crowe, who says the shows "were all good in a different way, but Regina had a lot of audience interaction and Thunder Bay sold out!"

Now the band plays a game of hurry up and wait. Details of their recording contract with Cazzydog’s Jack Ponti are currently being hammered out.

"We’re waiting to see what happens, then plan accordingly," says Crowe.

The Allison Crowe Trio, which include Dave Baird on bass and Kevin Clevette on drums, recently performed for 10,000 at the opening of the B.C. Summer Games in the Rotary Bowl, in Nanaimo.

Crowe says five new songs, with fodder from the road, are in the works. Further details and downloads are available at Jewel’s Web site (featured guest artist section) and at http://www.allisoncrowe.com .

Correction:

As per last week’s Pique article "Tattoo You", Sonja Provost has working as a professional tattoo artist in Whistler for the past eight years. She can be reached at Black Ohm Tattoo Shop.