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Photographs of a woman being photographed at the top of a mountain, whitewater rafting, a helicopter and Black Tusk at sunset, Symphony on the Mountain, hiking on Blackcomb Mountain, a bearded man in yellow and blue playing a trombone, summer in Whistler Village, a close-up of wildflowers, biking in Whistler Village, hiking on Whistler Mountain, Duffey Lake Road, skiing in swimsuits, golfing, and windsurfing.

Inscription on slide 01_20_001_003 mount: "Summer Whistler Sun set on Whistler Mt."
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_004 mount: "Winter/Whistler Helicopter at Sunset Whistler, B.C."
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_005 mount: "SYMPHONY ON THE MOUNTAIN"
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_007 mount: "Summer/Whistler Village Whistler Village Whistler, B.C."
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_008 mount: "Summer/Blackcomb Hiking on Blackcomb Mountain"
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_011 mount: "Summer- British Columbia Rafting on Squamish River"
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_012 mount: "Summer/Whistler Village Summer in Whistler Village"
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_013 mount: "Whistler Summer Hiking on Whistler"
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_014 mount: "DUFFY LAKE HWY BC"

Ross Rebagliati Gold Medal Welcome Home Party

Photographs taken by the RMOW during their event to welcome home snowboarding gold medalist Ross Rebagliati from the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympic Games in Japan. Photographs show Ross signing autographs, shaking hands, showing his gold medal, and being interviewed on as stage among a large audience in Village Square. There are also photographs of a band playing on the stage.

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Photographs of a summer event/festival in Village Square, including a brass band, dancers in traditional European costumes, and a large crowd around them.

Whistler Community Arts Council scrapbook 1988-1996

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, programs, and other material about artistic and cultural events such as shows, concerts, and theatrical performances being held in Whistler from October 1988 to June 1989 and from February 1995 to February 1996. Events include include "Lucien," "Moonlodge," "the f word," "three blondes too," "The Arrogant Worms," "Rumpelstiltskin," "The Cashore Marionettes," "Rick Scott," "The Melloyds," "Art ’89," "Jumpstart Theatre," "The Hornets," "The Ballad of Phil Ochs," and "The Goh Ballet."

Official Guide 1993

The official guide to the Whistler Country & Blues Festival which includes small biographies of all the performers, a schedule of events, a listing of other festival events, and an advertisement for the Barnstorm dance party at the Whistler Conference Centre. The festival ran July 23-25, 1993.

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Photographs of a band playing live on stage at the Jazz Festival, a group of people meeting in a room [possibly at a hotel], and a restaurant setting where a couple is being served by both a waiter and chef with other patrons eating in the background.

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Photographs of musicians playing at the Jazz Festival in Whistler Village, flowers in Whistler Village, Whistler Golf Course with Whistler Mountain in the background, wildflowers, mountains above the clouds, summer hiking on Blackcomb Mountain, hiking on Whistler Mountain, hiking across a creek, hiking by Wedgemount Lake, powder skiing on Blackcomb Mountain, Rendezvous Lodge and Saudan Couloir on Blackcomb at dusk, Howe Sound, and Whistler Express Gondola and Whistler Village.

Captions:
007-008: "Mountains @ Clouds"
009: "Summer/Blackcomb Hiking on Blackcomb Mountain"
010: "Hiking on Whistler Mt. B.C. (M.R.)"
012: "Summer- Whistler Hiking on Wedgemount"
013: "Powder skiing Blackcomb <M.R.>"
014: "Winter/Blackcomb Rendezvous Lodge & Saudan Couloir-Blackcomb at Dusk"
015-016: "Howe Sound B.C."
017: "Summer- Whistler Village whistler Express Gondola & Village"
018-019: "Blackcomb-Summer Hiking"
020: "Whistler Golf Course Whistler Mtn. in b.g."

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  • GRI-01-33-002
  • File
  • July 1983 - September 1988
  • Part of Greg Griffith

Photographs of various events within Whistler including: a symphony orchestra with a large crowd on Blackcomb Mountain next to the Solar Coaster Chair, an event in Whistler Village Square with people dancing in traditional European costumes and a brass band, fireworks, someone about to slide down a hill on Blackcomb Mountain with Willie Whistler behind them, a symphony orchestra performing in the Whistler Conference Centre ballroom, and a crowd of people along the Village Stroll with a large banner that says: "Welcome to the WHISTLER SUMMER STREET SCENE". Also includes photographs of a Labatt hot air balloon filling up, a long exposure shot of the Torchlight Parade, a crowd of people sitting on a hillside with tall grass during the summer (most likely to watch the Jazz Festival), and views of various people paddle-boating [most likely on Alta Lake].

Captions:
007: 'CONFERENCE BALLROOM"

Whistler Community Arts Council Scrapbook 1997-1999

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, programs, and other material about artistic and cultural events in Whistler from January 1997 to June 1999.

Topics include: the Whistler Community Arts Council, the Whistler Centre for Business and the Arts, the Children's Art Festival, planning for a new cultural facility, Whistler Arts & Crafts Experience, 1997 Spring Series, Vancouver TheatreSports League, traditional Ecuadorian music, Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble, Bizarre Bazaar, 1998 Midwinter Spirit Revival, Spring Family Fun Festival, 1998-99 Winter and Spring Series, Zimbabwean music and dance, Potato People, flamenco, Celtic music, Acadian music, drumming, ventriloquism, dinner theatre, artist inventory, potlatch lecture series, concerts, musicians, comedy shows, and theatrical performances.

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  • GRI-01-31-003
  • File
  • January 1979 - February 1984
  • Part of Greg Griffith

Photographs of the interior of a deli and/or cafe, Village Square with Fitzsimmons Lodge in the foreground and Blackcomb Mountain in the background, views of the inside of a restaurant and bar with many patrons and live music, exterior views of the Executive Inn & Suites with many skis leaning outside, the early construction of Whistler Village in 1980, with Clocktower Building, Executive Inn & Suites, and the Conference Centre under construction, and a helicopter installing chairlift towers on Blackcomb Mountain.

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