Cornucopia's expanded program shakes things up this year with a new list of hot parties occurring every night and elegant winemaker dinners scheduled throughout the weekend.

The changes come with Cornucopia's signature Crush! Gala Grand Tasting occurring over two nights this year - Friday, November 9 and Saturday, November 10. Ultimately, the result is more parties, more winemaker dinners and more opportunity to attend them all.

Kicking off this year's Cornucopia is the House Party on Thursday, November 8 - a lively evening of wine, DJ tunes, over 10 micro breweries and featuring a lip-smacking delicious barbeque for meat lovers presented by Park Heffelfinger and George Siu of Memphis Blues Barbeque House. Vegetarians beware!

>> Learn more about Whistler Cornucopia events and parties.

Whistler Blackcomb has announced that that the mountains will be opening for skiing and snowboarding on Thursday November 22, 2007.

So to get you in the mood we've loaded up a photo gallery with some skiing and snowboarding images from past Whistler winters!

>> Check out our new Whistler skiing photo gallery!

Take a stroll along a magical wooded trail in the heart of Whistler Village and enjoy a showcase of emerging BC artists creating environmental change.

LUNA's Harvest Art Fest :
The Green Art Show will showcase artwork by young adults made with environmentally friendly materials, mediums or messaging on one night only:

Friday, September 21, 2007 from 6 to 9pm at Village Park Centre in Whistler (the trail between Main Street and Northlands Blvd behind the library).

The artists need your votes! Of the works on display, eleven (one per artist) will be up for audience vote to win prizes of art workshops and art supplies.

Our artists are:
Daniel John Poisson, Kalli Anne Niedoba, Jessica Salvador, Dave Barnes, Pamela Mason, Allee Wells, Kate Dutton, Chantelle Mironuck, Stan Matwychuk, Sarafina Valentine, and Sharai Rewels.

They live throughout BC in Whistler, Pemberton, Squamish, Vancouver and Sooke, and will showcase large scale paintings, reworked and hand-batiked clothing, sculptures, performance art, paper mache, and live art works. In addition to the artwork, enjoy snacks and refreshments, guitar by Andrea Graham & Bethany Anne Parsons, hula hooping by Jeanne Cross, ballet, fire spinning, and music by DJ Select-R-Us.

Entry is free; $2 donations are suggested for voting ballots.

Harvest Art Fest: The Green Art Show is presented by LUNA and the Whistler Arts Council with funding from the BC Arts Council.

Come out to be part of the energy and excitement!

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LUNA (Late & Unique Nighttime Alternatives) offers innovative late-night recreation and leisure programming in Whistler as a healthy nightlife alternative, promoting a safer community with a Crime Prevention through Social Development (CPSD) approach.

Unique, affordable, alcohol-free events are programmed year-round. Events include social activities, outdoor and indoor sports, music, art, competitions, and Whistler’s outdoor film experience: LUNAFLIKS at Lost Lake.

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Learn more about LUNA - call 604.935.8372 or visit www.lunawhistler.com.

The 7th annual Whistler Film Festival presented by American Express takes place from November 29 to December 2, 2007.

The Festival presents a selection of more than 90 films each year from Canada and around the world. The Festival also hosts an action packed lineup of special events. The Whistler Filmmaker Forum, in industry event held in conjunction with the Festival, also provides a full range of professional development, market and networking opportunities for filmmakers. Sign up for E-news or get more info at the Whistler Film Festival website.

Looking for luxury accommodations during the Whistler Film Festival? Contact our experienced Whistler accommodations staff to help plan your festival stay including accommodation and activity planning.

[The Whistler Film Festival Society is a charitable, not for profit cultural and educational organization.]