Local Arts

- Jill Barber, part of the Electric Evenings series, at North Vancouver's Centennial Theatre, Friday, Dec. 2 at 7: 30 p.m. Tickets: $30/$27, visit www. centennialtheatre.com. 2011 has been kind to acclaimed singer/songwriter Jill Barber.

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Parade of Lights Itinerary

Friends With Benefits. Directed by Will Gluck. Starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis. Rating: 5 (out of 10) Dont have sex with your friends. Dont have friends with your sex.

- Penny Plain by Ronnie Burkett, a Rink-A-Dink Inc./Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes production at the Cultch to Dec. 17. Box office: 604-251-1363.

Friends With Benefits. Directed by Will Gluck. Starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis. Rating: 5 (out of 10) Dont have sex with your friends. Dont have friends with your sex.

BOOKS are a wonderful gift as it allows you to find something perfectly tailored for each person on your list. If you have someone who likes the smell of oil and getting some grease on their clothes then here are some possibilities.

Instrument by Pat Graham, Chronicle Books, 160 pages, $33.95 PHOTOGRAPHER Pat Graham shows that beauty comes out of musical instruments even when they are not being played.

The Descendants. Co-written and directed by Alexander Payne. Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller and Beau Bridges.