24 ~Nerth Shore News - Friday, June 23, 2000 Arts can't s stoi WHISTLER’S Arts Experience was again at the mercy of June’s wet weather. For the second ycar in a row, Tourism Whistler’s eee eternscnownonecsenenenecteverceauansescece ‘planned weekend of arts oe . ” workshops, demonstrations: © _ and musical performances, June 16-11], battled the wet and cold, drawing smaller .. than expected crowds, . <7... Friday evening’s concert , by Susan Aglukark was not _. well attended. Under a storm cloud for most of Saturday, the village -_'was virmially vacant, as it appeared visitors = prefered to stay indoors than brave rhe" .wind and cold: While the worksh larined and were, * the attended, the musical per- cntertain outdoors along the village stroll taken their cues. from: . stayed away too. A shame, ader a blue, tmosphere had so completely improved | strollers came ‘out to enjoy the live i Whistler, hich 3 d the which organizec , for better. weather. 7 * have to deal v with ite Mary sccretly takes the - baby to her wheelchair-bound - sister to nurse. The sister and “ comedians, magicians ard musicians will perform along the village stroil. Whistler’s Summer Sessions are July 7 to 16, a 10-day festival with more than 30 sporting events. Visit_ for more information. Whistler’s Roots Weekend is July 14 to 16, bringing an eclectic mix of Celtic, . bluegrass, world beat and folk music to the outdoor stage at Village Square and along ’ the village stroll. Tickets for the Barnstorm are available at the Whistler Activity party .- and Info Centre, (604) 932-2394. Whistier’s- Summit Concert Series bring Great Big Sea tothe base. of Blackcomb” Mounrnain, July 22, for an - open-air performance ‘of Celtic music. ‘Tickets = are..-$35, ° -available - through Tickeunaster at 280-4444. For weekend packages, call 664-5625. Finally, Whistler’s: Jazz and Blues . ‘Westend is Sept. 15 to 17, with free live _of Lily’s racist country dub, , who in tum are no ‘match for Mary’s niece Rosie (Sakina jaffrey), who repre- sents a brazen new India. | ‘frien photo Leanna Rathketly SOME of the youngest participanis in Whistier’s recent Arts Experience workshops painted birdhouses to ibe mounted os posts for the village's feathered friends. performances outdoors in the September sunshine. Quartet searching for patrons Deep Cove Chamber Soloists Society is in dire need ofa sponsor. Founded in 1983 by a group of chamber music enthusiasts from the North Shore, the non-profit soci- cty funds the Pro Nova String Quartet, a professional music ensemble that performs regularly at West Van's Ferry Building and the Mount “Seymour United Church. Annual operating expenses are about $18,000 yet tere is just $2,000 in the cof- fers, says the socicty’s chairman Chris Carchpole, retired cellist with the VSO. If you can help or would like to fearn more about the society, attend the annual gencr- al meeting, 7:30 p.m. next Tuesday, June 27, at Mount: Chris a call at 988- 1058. ry of the period more promi- nence sh have li er pon things up a bit. And we keep expecting Lily to be empow-.. “ered enough & to really let y fet her our United or give a ‘District of North Vancouver _ . Madhur Jaffrey manages to ts her own culture while aspiring to join a society ~ she will never be a part of. Bur ~ the pathos turns to excess towards the end of the film, when Mary gots mad, attired : iss her mistress’s ‘dothes 3 and sporting a new American cut. Mare subticty would have . guaranteed a greater sense of . Sragedy. - As it is, Cotton Maryis a us who rejex bit of a tease. 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