Local Arts

So much more than just a ski destination Whistler has become known for its wide range of spas and health facilities.

- The Iron Lady. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Starring Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent.

LEGEND Bargain Fare ($5-8) $ Inexpensive ($9-12) $ $ Moderate ($13-15) $ $ $ Fine Dining ($15-25) $ $ $ $ Live Music Open Mic/Karaoke DJ Big Screen Sports WiFi Wheelchair Accessible AUSTRIAN Jagerhof Restaurant $ $ $ Best Little Schnitzel House in To

CD REVIEWS - Anthony Hamilton - Back to Love (RCA) Rating: 9 (out of 10) Like Raphael Saadiq, Anthony Hamilton creates sublime old school soul music that sounds like it could have been recorded back in the day.

THE barkeep moves away to the far end of the dimly-lit saloon, where he sets out a shot glass on the empty bar and pours a hefty slug of Tennessee sippin' whisky. That's odd, we think. It's a little early for a bartender to start drinking.

New comedy part of a strong women's lineup

- Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan, Thomas Allen Publishers, 309 pages, $24.95 As the dark days of World War II loom a group of jazz players try to keep the flame of their music alive.

Trials and triumphs recounted in biography of B.C. labour pioneer

- Don McGlashan, presented by the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Theatre Conspiracy www.conspiracy.ca/ and North Shore Credit Union Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University www2. capilanou.ca/news-events/nscucentre.

Michel Hazanavicius The Artist leads all films in the Vancouver Film Critics Circles International category with four nominations.