5 Pence aaa From page 18 His many influential friends and supporters want to honor the man who has been the Social Credit MLA for West Van-Capilano for the past seven years. The occasion will he a swishy black-tie dinner and auction at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre on Oct. 2. One of the special people on hand to entertain will be *‘the man of many voices,” the re- markable mimic, Bob Robert- son... The other attention-getting date will be tomorrow night when the Socred nomination meeting is hela for Burnaby-Edmonds. That’s when North Van’s Nicole Parton will learn what her future holds... Still with politicians, Premier Clyde Welles of Newfoundland will arrive in B.C. on Monday, Sept. 24, parley on the Sunshine Coast and Victoria, and guest-star at a huge Liberal rally at the Italian Cultural Centre on the THE LAST WORD ON WINTER 90 s K | w E A R SKI EQUIPMENT ACCESSORIES UP TO 70 % OFF LAST YEARS STOCK SALE STARTS FR! AUG 31 10:00 a.m. IM McCONKEY SPORT- SHOP WESTBROOK WHISTLER "932-2391 John Reynolds ...getting help from Moyra Pepper. 25th! ll be standing room on- ly!... tee The talented actor, writer and director John Stark has returned home to star in a new one-man show, based on Canada’s best known and well-loved humorist, Stephen Leacock. His first loving tribute to the former McGill professor was call- ed An Evening with Stephen Leacock. His new presentation is called, appropriately, Another Evening with Stephen Leacock. It was very clever, witty and just filled with honest humor, ft was due to run at the Centennial Theatre until Sept. 1, but the item is that, while it was a superb pro- duction, it was presented in the wrong venue. It was too intimate a show for the huge 750-seat Centennial Theatre. So, by mutual agreement between John and the theatre people, it closed last night. That was too bad!... eee It’s Happy Birthday time for one of the best known ad men in Vancouver, the president of Sunday, August 26. 1990 - North Shore News - 19 COCKTAILS & CAVIAR John Stark duction. ...' superb” pro- Palmer Jarvis Advertising. and Southborough resident, Frank Palmer! Frank reached his half century mark on Thursday and his staff organized a surprise 50th birthdays party for him at Jean Claude's new restaurant on Robson. With the Who’s Who of the advertising world watching, they presented Frank with a trip for two to Paris and $3,000 worth of spending money. The big question is who is he going to take with him? Get out your glad rags! There is going to be a summer fancy dance affair! Vancouver's first Molson Indy Vancouver Gala will be held at the Hotel Vancouver next Thursday, Aug. 30 to launch the three-day racing weekend. And it's not black tie! It’s summer whites! This inaugural Molson Indy ball will be a fundraiser for the Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Hospital and it’s being orga- nized by the North Shore’s Susanne Findlay, Gwen Reilly and Henning Brasso ...helps out Children’s Hospitai. Barbara Maple with top ticket chairman, Henning Brasso. They'll! be offering the finest in dining, dancing and entertainment with the 16-piece Champagne Or- chestra for dancing with songs by the dynamic Linda Magno. There’ll be a black-and-white checkered dance floor, racing flags and four race cars, including the actual Indy car! It all begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m. to meet the race drivers like the famed Andretti clan, Danny Sullivan, and Canada’s Scott Goodyear. Tickets are $175 each and they're available through the Children’s Hospital... 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