What:
LUNAFLIKS One of the best ways to spend a Thursday night in Whistler! This
week’s movie is the comedy Live Free or Die. Entry is $5/$3. Bring your
blankets and leave the booze at home. For more info call the LUNA hotline at
604-935-8372.
When:
Thursday August 2, 9 p.m.
Where:
Lost Lake
What: ALTA
LAKE SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Whistler’s Waldorf School for Preschool to Grade 8 is
hosting an open house. Please join us for information and registration for the
2007/08 school year. A classical education for a modern world, Waldorf
education is richly steeped in the humanities, sciences, and the arts. For more
information, please call 604-932-1885 or email info@whilsterwaldolf.com.
When:
Saturday August 11, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Where:
Alta Lake School
What:
BIOBLITZ Join over 30 scientists and naturalists as they race the clock to find
as may species as possible in 24 hours. Free public event for all ages. See
www.whistlerbioblitz.ca
for an
updated schedule.
When:
Saturday August 11 - Sunday August 12, 12 p.m. – 12 p.m.
Where: Lost Lake
What:
PAINTING ON THE PEAK The second annual outdoor workshop on Whistler Mountain
featuring acclaimed artists. The first day learn artistic expression with the
artists, and on the second day get further guidance and instruction from the
artists. $129/Saturday and $149/Sunday. Space is limited so make reservations
by calling 1-888-938-0887 or
art@adelecampbell.com
.
When: Saturday
August 11 and Sunday August 12
Where: Roundhouse, Whistler Mountain
What: THE
ART OF DRAWING – BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE Instructor Isobel MacLaurin will
teach you how to create simple compositions in black and white using only art
pencils, as well as study and sketch basic shapes with gesture drawings using
the magnificent scenery surrounding Alta Lake as subject matter. For more info,
go to the Whistler Art Council website.
When:
Saturday August 11 – Sunday August 12
Where:
Chaplin House, Alta Lake
What: BIRD
COUNT ON THE ESTUARY Join the Squamish Environment Conservation Society (SECS)
for their monthly bird count. Expert and beginner birders alike are invited. A
great way to learn about the birds in our estuary and get to know other birders
in Squamish. Dress for the weather and bring binoculars if you have them.
When:
Sunday August 12, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Where:
Howe Sound Inn restaurant
What:
PUBLIC DRUM CIRCLE Performance with Pepe Danza and participants of all of
Leadership by Youth for Faith and the Earth. Celebrate the diversity of drums
and beats of the spirits for the earth and sea and sky in an open circle in the
heart of Whistler Village. All are welcome.
When:
Wednesday August 15, 7:30 p.m.
Where:
Village Gazebo
What: ART
AT THE MARKET Come see an exciting collection of paintings, pottery,
leatherworks, and turned wood. Enter the fundraiser draw to support the Howe
Sound Women’s Centre and VISUALS, or vote for your favorite work of art and be
entered to win a door prize.
When:
Saturday August 18, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Where:
39750 Cleveland Ave, next to the Farmers Market