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12 — Friday, August 21, 1998 —- North Shore News

NORTH SHORE NEWS ENTERTAINMENT & STYLE GUIDE

Life in the
fast track

THE PNE’s fate won't likely
be known until after the
gates to this year’s fair close
Sept. 7.
Batone thing as tor sure, says
PNE CEO Annette Antonak The
fair, which opens tomorrow, is not
going anvwhere unul the Year 2000
Neat vear will be the last tor the
PNE ar Hastings Park, the har’s site
tor 84 vears.
The PNE
lease is up
and
Vancouver
wants to
turn the site
nto a park.
Hastings
Park has
taken a
beating in Larne CHRISTENSEN
recent years,
Empire NEWS REPORTER
Stadium
was demolished in "93, five buildings
(BC Pavilion, the food building, two
dercultural barny and the
Showmart) were razed following last
vear's fir, But while the PNE wall
pout forward a new face this vear,
Antoniak assures the fairs none the
worse tor wear
“We haven’ fost any space, if
anything we've increased.” says the
CEO) speaking of the large tents
thar new accommodate much of the
fairs fare. Other good news: the
PNE has dropped the price of adult
adniission to $6 from $9.50 Last
year.
Highlights of this year’s fair,
Aug. 22-Sept. 7:
B Cirque Parasol: Siw ci the
world’s premier acrobat performers,
including, members of the famed
Cirque du Soleil, form this elite the
atre-stvle circus troupe. “Pwo shows
daily at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. (no shows
Aug. 31) at Pacitic Coliseum.
‘Tickets ($17.95 reserved through
Ticketmaster, $15 general admission
at the gate) include fair admission.
@ Free with fair admission are out
door concerts, nightly at & and G45
per. including: Chilliwack (Aug
22), West Van's Megan Metcalte
(Aug. 24), Nick Gilder and Sweeney
Youd (Aug. 26), Dal Dit Voy (Sept.
1), North Van's Bobbs Sinith (Sept.
2) and Farmer's Daughter (Sept 4).
B The stars of tomorrow strut their
stuffin the annual PNE Talent
Search. Youth semi finais are Aug,
5 S with finals Aug .
spt. 5 and 6 with tinals
Hshoses at 4 pam. in the
Garden Auditonum,

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EARLY thritl-seekers ride
Playland’s wooden coaster,
built in 1958 by legendary
ride constructors Walker
Leroy and Kar! Phare.

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