Training season has begun and Leslie is running lamps around her amps, getting ready for this announcement.

Feist will be playing two shows as part of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics celebration in British Columbia. O Canada.

In skiing circles (moguls?), Whistler/Blackcomb is considered one of the World's top ski resorts. No wonder that it is the host venue for several 2010 Olympic and Paralympics events. A brand new venue has been built in Whistler Village, a building called the Whistler Celebration Plaza, and Feist will be performing a FREE, all ages show on Februrary 16th. This show will be outdoors, so look for an Olympics-sized stage heater or Feist's head atop a big puffy coat.

On February 17th, a day known to some as Alberta Day, Feist will be playing The Orpheum. Years ago, some time in Calgary and in the year 1988, thousands of kids were running around a field making beautiful shapes, like crop circles but Olympic, for the vantage of cameras above. Little Leslie Allison Feist was one of those runners, and if you see the photo attached, you might catch just a glimpse of the 1234 video to come years later.

But the good news is that you don't have to practice for months and months like Leslie did, or jump through six coloured hoops, to see Feist at the Olympics. You just have to keep reading.

Here is the ticket information for the second performance at The Orpheum. Tickets go on sale October 30th.

Ticket provider: Tickets.com or 1-800-TICKETS
Prices: $49.50, $42.50, $37.50 + service charges

If you live in Vancouver, ZULU Records will be selling tickets, also beginning October 30th.