Pianist plays the Orpheum HAROLD PINTER’S black comedy The Hothouse is the latest offer- ing from the North Vancouver Community Players. Running Oct. 28 to Nov. 12 at Hendry Hall in North Vancouver, The Hothouse — set in an English mental institution — features Andrew Makin (right) and Lori Jovick. For further information call 687-3529 or 980-3473. Historic photos wanted IMAGES OF Yesterday are being sought today for the City of North Vancouver Heritage _ Advisory Committee’s heritage photo con- fest. =” . Up for grads in the three categories -—- color, black and white and existing photos taken Scuipture a touchy subject for artist NORTH VANCOUVER sculptor Michael Binkley believes that sculpture should be appreciated for more than just its visual charms or its ability to please the eye. “To me it means a piece that is desirable to touch,” Binkley, 28, said of sculpture. ‘It's something’ 8 that will brighten a little corner of the earth,’’ Almost completely — self-taught, Binkley has been sculpting for eight years, and this weekend will mark his participation in the se- cond Faces & Figures show. Joining Binkley in the Oct. 22 and 23 exhibition of sculpture reflecting the human form will be Vancouver's George Pratt and Port Alberni’s Babe Gunn. Often seen on weekends at Lonsdale Quay, Binkley most recently finished a commission for the Canada Pension Conference in Vancouver this summer. included in the show/sale — at the Granville Island Room on Granville Island — will be a host of Binkley showpieces, among them a six-feot humpback whale. THOSE WHO hear her perform are more than generous in their praises of her talents, but North Vancouver pianist Michelle Mares shrugs off suggestions that she is any more than someone who has “a lot to learn.” “t don't see myself as a genius,”” said Mares, 17, who will be the soloist when the CBC Van- couver Orchestra performs at the Orpheum this weekend. “| see myself as striving...when you're 17 you're still trying to find yourself.’ Starting at four years old, she gave her first recital’ at 10, and since that time has performed and trained all over Europe and Canada. A winner in the CBC Young Per- formers Competition and the Montreal Symphony Competition, the Sentinel Secondary student marks the Oct. 23 afternoon per- formance of Mozart's Piano Con- certo #15 as her first major ap- pearance at the Orpheum. Over the last two years “‘t feel I've gained a lot more experi- ence,” she explained. “My love for music is deeper and deeper.” PIANIST MICHELLE “a jot te learn.” Mates...stil] . , “4 Superb fare served at Cove From page 22 cramped quarters originally designed for anything but a res- taurant. But if you manage to secure a table in the Cove’s upper floor loft, you can look out across train tracks and Vancouver waterfront to cruise ship berths and over to the glorious North Shore. Food served is majestic. Sauces are complex and delicious. Dishes are garnished with the bright pur- ples and yellows and other brilliant colors of various flower petals and flowering buds. Menu selection changes nightly, with the exception of the Cove’s excellent Salmon Tartare ($9), a blend of raw salmon, olive oil, lemon and cayenne pepper. It comes with sea urchin and garlic toast. NEWS photo Cindy Beilsmy Entrees are primarily seafood dishes, featuring such exotica as Swordfish and Mahi Mahi, pres- ented in grand and striking sauces that will titillate tastebuds with imaginative combinations of cilan- tro, cayenne, butter, fresh pep- pers, orange and other interesting ingredients. . Vegetables are presented on separate plates decorated with, perhaps mint, leaves or chives. A usually overlooked and con- sistently underdeveloped restau- rant mainstay such as potato is rendered, with the addition of cheese and paprika, a scrumptious four-star supporting act at the Cove. Meals are not cheap (a Cove Rack of Lamb, roasted with mint, anchovy and brown sugar costs $22), but the investment is well worth the quick gustative educa- tion in what food can be. Desserts are similarly exquisite. SMORGAS Seniors $6.25, ORD ‘7% before 1945 — is a cash prize as well as other awards. Photos must be of historic city buildings, structures or their elements, ; for contest For complete rules and an entry form, contact the city hall at 985-7761. Closing date for entries is Nov. 1, 1988. or Chef Gerard Page has prepared a very special menu for October. * In addition (o our already decadent selection, you will find a delicious assortment of poultry dishes. And at only $9.95 for Eatrees it will surely put you in a feastive mood! SOUPS Chicken Consomme with julienne of vegetables 3.50 Corn and Chicken Chowder 35.50 STARTEKS Chicken and Mushroom in patty shell. 4.50 Mousse of Chicken wih a sweet red pepper sauce 4,75 Spinach salad with sauteed marinated Chicken 4.50 ENTREES Stuffed Chicken Breast with a Shrimp Mousse and champagne sauce Grilled Chicken and Prawns with a Tarragon sauce Chicken Breast “au Poivre” Smoked Chicken Breast with whiskey sauce Chicken in a cream sauce garnished with wild mushrooms Cornish Game Hen in a rosemary sauce Grilled Salmon and Chicken Combe with garlic cream sauce Poached Chicken and Prawns served with a lobster sauce ALL ENTREES 9.95 on) THE BARCLAY RESTAURANT 1348 Robson Street, Vancouver, B.C, For Reservations Please Call: 688-8850 Opeu Dally for Lunch and Dinner Sunday Brunch 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. children 50¢ per year of age 7 days a week 5:00-9:00 p.m. : . Over 20 delicious items of fine Chinese cuisine 986-4175 119 East Second Street, N.Van. Free Delivery VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Peter McCoppin, Music Advtsor & Conductor Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Conductor Laureate PRESENTS MASTERFUL MASTERWORKS . Saturday, October 22 & Monday, October 24. ; at 8:00 p.m. ; Thomas Sanderling, Conductor ; Angela Cheng, Pianist This first concert in our Masterworks “B” series brings to the stage of the Orpheum, Angela Cheng, Winner of the 1988 Montreal International Piano Competition, and the inventive conducting of Thomas Sanderling, Programme: Ridout— Fall Fair Brahms— Piano Concerto #1 Haydn—Symphony #39 in G Minor Death & Transfiguration by Richard Strauss. THOMA NDERLING “inspired and highly inventive.” The Jerusalem Post an almost make n He one af the The Torents Star To order tickets for this concert: VIC/Ticketmaster Charge-by-Phone 280-331! of 280-4444, In person: at VTC/Ticketmaster outtets including Eaton's, Woodward’s and Infucentres in major malls. Tickets $9-$30 euch. You can still order “Masterworks” series tickets by calling: VSO-? 63-4 (876-3434).