Local Arts

Habib Koité and Eric Bibb - Brothers in Bamako, part of the Cap Global Roots series, Thursday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. at Kay Meek Centre. Tickets: $39/$36. Info: capilanou.ca/nscucentre.

SCHOOL'S out Monday for British Columbia's first Family Day but at Whistler, kids will be playing in the school yard. The School Yard skills area in Whistler Mountain's family zone is the mountain's newest kid-friendly feature. Opened Feb.

- Hot 8 Brass Band, Kay Meek Centre, Thursday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. Tickets: Adult $39/$36/$12 from the Box Office 604-981-6335 or visit kaymeekcentre.com.

Pushpa Chandra: Running on Ice - A Trail Runner's Perspective on the North Pole and Antarctica, part of the 16th annual Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (Feb. 8-17) Trail Running Show, Sunday, Feb. 10 at 7: 30 p.m.

FANS of the occasionally sassy, but always-reliable sidekick played by Melissa McCarthy on Gilmore Girls could never have predicted that she'd be running the show: naked and in a cheap motel room, no less.

Tom Taylor Pull Over Here (Curve Music). Rating: 8 (out of 10) All things considered, and if you really have to pin things down, West Vancouver roots musician Tom Taylor is a soul singer.

Q & A with Jonathan Fluevog

- Bike Mountaineering - Harald Philipp Descending the Gnarliest Summits of the Alps VIMFF Mountain Bike Show, presented by Arc'teryx and Norco Performance Bikes, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 7: 30 p.m. (doors 6: 30 p.m.). Rio Theatre (19+ adults only!).

David Carr: Truth and Lies in Life and Art, Capilano University NSCU Centre for the Performing Arts, Sunday, Feb. 3, 7: 30 p.m. Tickets $28/$25 (capilanou.ca or 604-990-7810). TWO police officers beat a man who questioned their methods.

Vashaan host CD launch at Cap Saturday