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Pique to Valley Listings Nov 14-20

Friday, Nov.

Friday, Nov. 14

LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS

What: Aladdin

Where: MY (Millennium) Place

This year’s pantomime production stars a host of familiar faces from the community in hilarious gender-bending roles, and lots of regional references for locals to laugh at. Great family entertainment. Performance starts 7:30 p.m. Tickets $13 -$17. Ph: 604-935-8418.

Who: She Stole My Beer with Dustin Bentall

Where: Buffalo Bill’s

Seven-piece, true-blue rock combo treat their longtime fans to a pair of shows this weekend. Dustin Bentall, son of Canadian music legend Barney Bentall, plays a solo set to open. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Ph: 604-932-6613.

Who: WDC

Where: Moe Joe’s

High energy local band covers rock favourites.

Who: Bowen Boys

Where: Dubh Linn Gate

Fiddle-driven Celtic, Irish and easy-rock tunes from a pair of local legends.

Who: Mr. Monster

Where: Pemberton Hotel

Classic rock.

What: Das Boot Ballet

Where: Boot Pub

Buck naked babes shake their booty for the boys. Bring tips.

CLUBS AND DJS

What: Flavour Fridays

Where: Tommy Africa’s

Flavour Fridays are spicier now with a weekly G-String dance contest. Show the G, shake your booty, take home $100! DJ Rob Banks adds the soundtrack spinning hip-hop and R&B from 9:30 p.m. on.

Who: DJ R3

Where: Garfinkel’s

Dance the night away to a mix of hip-hop and R&B.

Who: DJ Derek

Where: Savage Beagle

Dropping the best Top 40 hip-hop, R&B and house cuts in the red lounge & down below.

Saturday, Nov. 15

LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS

What: Aladdin

Where: MY (Millennium) Place

This year’s pantomime production stars a host of familiar faces from the community in hilarious gender-bending roles, and lots of regional references for locals to laugh at. Great family entertainment. Matinee performance at 12:30 p.m., evening show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $13-$17. Ph: 604-935-8418.

What: Community Welcome Dinner

Where: Telus Conference Centre at Whistler

A buffet-style dinner to cap off Whistler Welcome Week festivities. New arrivals to Whistler get the chance to mingle with a diverse group of local folks over appetizers and lasagna. Tickets free but limited. Event begins at 5 p.m. sharp. Ph: 604-932-0113.

Who: She Stole My Beer with Daisy Duke

Where: Buffalo Bill’s

Seven-piece, true-blue rock combo treat their longtime local fans to a second show. The Vancouver alt-country gals of Daisy Duke kick off the night. Tickets $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Ph: 604-932-6613.

Who: Transmission

Where: Boot Pub

Local hard rockers celebrate their official comeback after a three-month hiatus. $2 cover, doors at 9 p.m.

What: GnarCore — The Movie

Where: Merlin’s

Our Friends Film presents their "gripping tale of friendship and self-destruction," and of course, skateboarding. Tickets $5. Doors at 8 p.m.

Who: Rob Funk

Where: Second Cup

Chill tunes on weekend afternoons for those who want to sit and sip their coffee.

Who: Bowen Boys

Where: Dubh Linn Gate

Fiddle-driven Celtic, Irish and easy-rock tunes from a pair of local legends.

Who: Mike Redmond

Where: Crystal Lounge

A local boy, a guitar, and an arsenal of contemporary rock-pop tunes.

Who: Mr. Monster

Where: Pemberton Hotel

Classic rock.

Who: Cameron Chu

Where: The Bearfoot Bistro & Champagne Bar

Old school jazz and R&B tributes with Chu and his piano.

CLUBS AND DJS

What: Garf’s Gone Wild

Where: Garfinkel’s

DJ R3 throws down silky smooth hip-hop, dance and old-skool tracks.

Who: DJ Peace Frog

Where: Buffalo Bill’s

The master of the mainstream mix doing his thing for the stags and stagettes.

Who: DJ Derek

Where: Savage Beagle

Dropping the best Top 40, hip hop, R&B and house cuts in the red lounge or down below.

Who: DJ Tone Ballone

Where: Moe Joe’s

Back by popular demand – playing all the faves that fill the dance floor.

What: Goodtimes with DJ Trix

Where: Tommy Africa’s

Trix spins Top 40, hip-hop and funky house at a classic Tommy’s dance party. Doors at 9:30 p.m.

PUBS AND PATIOS

Where: Casa Tapas and Wine Bar

The jazz-infused lounge bar welcomes the funky set that want a relaxed yet sophisticated night out.

Where: Citta

Citta’s has nice long windows and a big deck in the Village Square, making it the ideal place to meet and watch the world go by.

Where: The BrewHouse

Kick back with a locally brewed beer and play a game of pool or two in the casual atmosphere by the creek.

Where: Amsterdam Pub & Café

The Dam has cool tunes, unusual artwork and great burgers.

Where: Black’s Pub

A cozy spot overlooking the plaza by the Whistler & Blackcomb gondolas and a great place to chill out and dream about bike park days past and snow days to come.

Where: Tapley’s Neighbourhood Pub

The game’s always on the big screen TV, plus keno, darts and some of the best value pub food in Whistler.

Where: The Longhorn Saloon

This prime-positioned patio is an internationally renowned aprés spot. Every Thursday toss back some liquid courage and test your cowboy or cowgirl mettle on the mechanical bull.

Where: BBK’s Pub

A small, friendly pub nestled in the bosom of Blackcomb in the Glacier Lodge. Good eats, bartending staff who know their wines, and a unique photo gallery.

Where: Hoz’s Pub

In funky Creekside, enjoy a Whistler original with an excellent patio for watching the sun set.

Where: Merlin’s

The popular apres spot at the base of Blackcomb is now open weekends. Party on Friday after 4 p.m. and then stop by Saturday for some hair of the dog from noon on.

Sunday, Nov. 16

LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS

Who: Julie Blue

Where: MY (Millennium) Place

Adult-contemporary R&B singer with a spiritual message. Blue will be backed by 20 members of her Singspiration Singers choir. Tickets $15 adults, $7 kids 12 and under, $39 family of four. Doors at 1:30 p.m. Ph: 604-935-8410.

Who: Rob Funk

Where: Second Cup

Chill tunes on weekend afternoons for those who want to sit a while and sip their coffee.

What: The Punk Night

Who: The Nasty On and The Doers

Where: Boot Pub

Skaters and the anti-club crowd join with a pair of Vancouver’s best indie punk bands to take back the night. $5 cover at the door.

What: WDC

Where: Crab Shack

High-energy local rock band plays the covers that keep the good times rolling.

Who: Cameron Chu

Where: The Bearfoot Bistro & Champagne Bar

Old school jazz and R&B tributes with Chu and his piano.

What: Open Mic night

Where: Crystal Lounge

Humble shower singers and basement guitar gods take the stage for a casual evening of untapped talent.

CLUBS AND DJS

What: Soul Kitchen

Where: Tommy Africa’s

The Kitchen’s special this week is Portland, Oregon’s tuxedo-clad DJ duo Dig Dug and Mike Brat, shaking and stirring the dance floor with speed garage and bangin’ house tracks. The granddaddy of Whistler club nights at 11 years and counting.

Who: DJ Rich

Where: Buffalo Bill’s

Keep the weekend going! DJ Rich makes you feel like it’s Saturday night all over again.

Monday, Nov. 17

LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS

What: Monday Madness featuring Fredlocks Asher

Where: Boot Pub

Authentic dancehall reggae grooves from members of Toronto collective Selassie I Power with special guest MCs E-Spliff and Twyla Disney of Vancouver rap group VBC.

What: Metal Mondays featuring Descention and Christ Puncher

Where: Garfinkel’s

Heavy music finds a weekly home at Garfinkel’s. Two bands tearing up Vancouver’s indie metal scene bring their ear-bleeder power chords north to ring in a new week.

What: Karaoke Night

Where: Crystal Lounge

Belt out a rocker to celebrate making it through the weekend.

CLUBS AND DJS

Who: DJ Rob Banks

Where: Savage Beagle

Old skool grooves in the sultry upstairs bar or the dance floor down below.

Who: DJ Richie Rich

Where: Buffalo Bill’s

Bill’s is a good ol’ time any night of the week, whether you’re a hip young scenester or an ageing rocker.

What: ’80s Night

Where: Tommy Africa’s

DJ Ryder rocks out retro-style playing the best of Cyndi, MJ, Billy and Van Halen. Doors at 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 18

LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS

Who: Wil Mimnaugh

Where: Crab Shack

There are singer/guitar players, and then there’s Wil. Watch as the prairie wild man gets Medieval on his guitar. Strings will break. Shots will be downed. Minds will be blown. The madness starts at 10 p.m. No cover charge.

What: White Balance snowboard video premiere

Where: MY (Millennium) Place

The snowboard season is so close we can practically taste it. Salivate over the pow turns in this year’s 16mm offering from longtime industry benchmark Standard Films. Two shows, at 7 and 9 p.m. Tickets are $10, available through TicketMaster & MY Place. Ph: 604-935-8418.

What: Whistler Social Dance Club

Where: Buffalo Bill’s

Weekly Latin and traditional ballroom dance sessions led by Morgan Montgomery every Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. $10 cover. Couple and singles welcome. Ph: 604-935-1947 for more information.

What: Karaoke with Fernando

Where: Pemberton Hotel

Belt out a rocker among friends at the Pem Ho.

What: Das Boot Ballet

Where: Boot Pub

This is not the ballet your mother told you about. Beautiful babes lose the tutus and flaunt their flexibility.

What: Open Mic Night

Where: Black’s Pub

Get cozy and check out some new talent at this impromptu showing. Might even be time to put your money where your mouth is and dust off that old guitar.

What: Open Mic Night

Where: Moe Joe’s

Think you got what it takes to be a musician? No time like the present to find out.

CLUBS AND DJS

What: ’90s Night

Where: Tommy Africa’s

It was bound to happen sometime. A new nostalgia night at Tommy’s celebrates the best dance tunes from the last decade of the last millennium. C&C Music Factory, LondonBeat, and more from DJ Trix. Doors at 9:30 p.m.

What: Jungle ’n’ Breaks Night

Where: Garfinkel’s

Local flavour this week with the resident J&B DJ crew of Jungle Souldier, Phroh, Logic and Plastic Surgeon throwing down deep, dirty grooves for all the jungle junkies.

Who: DJ Seanski

Where: Savage Beagle

Transplanted New Yorker Seanski throws down phat tunes – hip-hop and old-skool night, six years strong.

Wednesday, Nov. 19

LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS

What: Escape Route’s fundraiser outdoor adventure slideshow series

Where: BrewHouse

A weekly series from local expert climbers, mountaineers and backcountry skiers organized to raise funds for the Whistler Search and Rescue team and the Jim Haberl Memorial Hut. This week features local ski touring aficionado Dave Sarkany’s 28-minute film Chilko on Ice, followed by a slide show documenting the McBride to Pitt Lake route and a Q&A session. No cover, donations accepted, plus a weekly raffle for high-end outdoor gear. Film starts 8 p.m. Ph: 604-938-3228.

Who: Wes Makepeace

Where: Crab Shack

Local boy rocks out acoustic sets for his hardworking skater following.

Who: Rob Thompson

Where: Dubh Linn Gate

Easy-going rock ’n’ roll hits, pint-raising sing-a-longs and a touch of the blues.

What: Das Boot Ballet

Where: Boot Pub

A flesh-fest for the fellas. Bring plenty of tips.

CLUBS AND DJS

What: Strictly Underground

Where: Garfinkel’s

EasyGroove Productions launches another season of weekly Wednesday house, tribal beats and breaks with a special visit from U.K. DJ/Producer Asad Rizvi. The weekly local resident DJ roster includes Milton, Keph, Kori K and Toddski.

What: Cash Wednesdays featuring DJ Gary Moore

Where: Tommy Africa’s

Moore, a former resident of iconic London U.K. nightclub Ministry of Sound spins funk, house and breaks from the centre booth. Win $100 cash every week and a chance at a $2,000 cash grand prize giveaway at the end of the season. Doors at 9:30 p.m.

What: Locals’ Night

Where: Moe Joe’s

From the Originals, purveying a good time since 1980.

What: Locals’ Groove Nite

Where: Buffalo Bill’s

DJ Peace Frog and the bartenders keep the hometown crowd happy.

What: Waxed Wednesday

Where: Savage Beagle

Hip hop with Rosco, and like every night at the Beagle, locals get in free.

Thursday, Nov. 20

LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS

Who: Norman Foote with the Tuneful Toes

Where: MY (Millennium) Place

The internationally acclaimed entertainer for kids of all ages brings his infectious tunes and wacky props up this way for two shows (Thursday, Nov. 20 and Friday, Nov. 21). Local choir director Sadie Culliford’s Tuneful Toes kids ensemble joins Foote onstage. Tickets $13/adults, $8/kids. Show starts 7 p.m. Ph: 604-935-8410.

What: Liquid Jazz Thursdays

Where: La Bocca

Smooth swing, funk and jazz grooves every week from Vancouver’s Cory Curtis and Shawn Killaly on bass and drums, and a different guest musician rounding out the trio each week. Music starts 8 p.m.

Who: Suzanne Wilson

Where: Dubh Linn Gate

Well-known covers, originals and Emerald Isle-flavoured classics from a sweet-voiced local songstress.

What: Double Daze Thursdaze

Where: Boot Pub

Open mic and instrumental jam night with the Boot’s six-piece Thursday night house band. Plus, a $100 pool tourney, darts, no techno or R&B whatsoever.

Who: Leth Dodis

Where: Moe Joe’s

Gritty rock tunes by members of locals’ favourite band WDC.

Who: Cameron Chu

Where: The Bearfoot Bistro & Champagne Bar

Old school jazz and R&B tributes with Chu and his piano.

What: Whistler Social Dance Club

Where: Buffalo Bill’s

Western-style line dancing taught by Buffalo Bill’s girls Stacey Hughes and Sarah Tambosso every Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. $10 cover. Ph: 604-932-3502 for more information.

Who: The Crowley Band

Where: Buffalo Bill’s

It’s an odd combination, line dancing followed by heavy metal, but Bill’s is the one place that can pull it off. The local metal maniacs take the stage later in the evening and rock out hard covers by Sabbath, Priest, Danzig and sometimes even George Michael. Ph: 604-932-6613.

CLUBS AND DJS

What: Eye Candy Thursday

Where: Tommy Africa’s

Ladies night: no cover for girls plus the Tommy’s promo babes strutting their stuff to Top 40 tunes. Doors at 9:30 p.m.

What: Thirstdays

Where: Buffalo Bill’s

Stick around after line dancing and shake it to rock, house, and hit tunes.

What: Locals Night

Where: Garfinkel’s

Whistler’s best local DJs on rotation so the local crowd can dance their local asses off.

Who: DJ Tanner

Where: Savage Beagle

Don’t worry, it’s not Candace Cameron from Full House playing a Debbie Gibson set. It’s the return of the Digital Underdogg.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Norman Foote, Nov. 21

Vinyl, Nov. 22 & 23.

BC/DC, Nov. 24.

The Wassabi Collective, Nov. 25.

Absolutely Fabulous — Poor, Nov. 26-29.

The Best of the Banff Mountain Film Festival, Nov. 28.