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Fresh from his stint at the Mountain West Music Fest, Aussie bluesman Ash Grunwald returns to Whistler on Saturday (Sept. 5) at the GLC.
Raised in suburban Melbourne, Grunwald first picked up a guitar at 10 years old, and hasn’t looked back. A blues aficionado by the age of 13, he became obsessed with 12-bar blues and the likes of Buddy Guy, Albert King and Muddy Waters.
Grunwald is touring to promote his newest CD offering, Fish Out of Water, although the talented singer/guitarist is anything but that when it comes to playing deep, soulful blues. If you missed him at Mountain West, you won’t want to miss him Saturday at the GLC. Tickets are only $15 in advance or $20 at the doors, which open at 9:30 p.m.
On Sunday (Sept. 6), the GLC is the spot for another blazing hot music show — this time featuring the countrified craziness and hard rocking good time of White Cowbell Oklahoma and special guests the Deadcats.
Tickets for that show are also $15 in advance or $20 at the door.
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MANLEY GALLERY AT MILLENNIUM PLACE: A new gallery of photography works by Jordan Manley opens Tuesday (Sept. 8) with a reception at Millennium Place.
The photo exhibit represents some of the photographer’s own favourite pictures from Antarctica to Alaska as well as some stuff you may have seen in his Pro Photographer Showdown slideshow in the spring.
There’s also great swag to be had, as Kastle plans to raffle off a pair of MX108s, while Arcteryx has some backpacks and jackets to throw in the prize bag as well. Proceeds will go towards the Kees and Claire memorial hut project (info at keesandclaire.com). Doors open at 7 p.m.
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LEARN TO LIVE WITH BLACK BEARS: The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre’s Speaker Series kicks off Sunday (Sept. 6) with Bear Aware’s Lori Homstol and Nicola Brabyn speaking on the subject of “Living with Whistler’s urban black bears.”
The talk will centre on what really happens to garbage bears and how we can work with bears to reduce conflict with humans.
The talk runs from 2 to 4 p.m. and is open to the public with entrance by donation.
This is the first of several sessions in the speaker series put on by the SLCC where different community groups, non-profits and musicians host educational seminars to raise awareness for local and global initiatives.
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PARIS MAGDALENE AUTHOR READS IN WHISTLER: Carol Jane Anne Harrison Reesor, author of the book The Paris Magdalene, will be at the Whistler Public Library on Tuesday (Sept. 8) from 5 to 7 p.m., where she will be reading excerpts from her book.
The work of fiction centres around character Mori St. Clair as she faces danger, romance and the controversial figure of Mary Magdalene.
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TYRELL DOES PRO ART DEVELOPMENT: Artist and arts consultant Chris Tyrell is teaching four professional development workshops for regional artists Sept. 16 and 17.
Tyrell has consulted and worked for many arts organizations including Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver Film Festival, The Roundhouse, and CMHC-Granville Island. Tyrell also designed, built and managed the Presentation House Theatre, founded the Presentation House Gallery of photography and co-founded the B.C. Touring Council and Vancouver’s Alliance for Arts and Culture.
Interested artists can take all four workshops or chose only the ones best suited to them. For Whistler Arts Council members, the cost is $25 per workshop or $90 for all four. The price for non-members is $35 per workshop or $130 for all four.
For more info or to register go to info@whistlerartscouncil.com or call (604) 935-8232.
