Winter Tales, 8th annual Vancouver Storytelling Festival, at various venues Nov. 4-7 Layne Christensen News Reporter layne@nsnews.com CHIEF Leonard George will teil tales of wit in Vancouver this weekend. The Burrard band chief will be at Barclay Manor for two events that are part of Winter Tales, the eighth annual Vancouver Storytelling Festival, Nov. 4 to 7 at various ventes in Vancouver and on the North Shore. s man — he is the driving force behind the band’s Takaya driving range and Raven Woods and Windsong housing developments and former executive director of the Vancouver Aboriginal Centre George has remained active in the arts. He is a script and film consultant, tradi- tional singer/dancer and theatre, radio and television performer. An actor by training, his film credits include Man of the House, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, and Little Big Man, a film in which his late father, Chief Dan George, starred, receiving an Academy Award nomina- tion for his performance. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors. On the morning of Saturday, Nov. 6, start- ing at 9:30 am. Chief Leonard George will jo fellow storytellers Pauline Wenn, Dune Shields and Marie Anne McLean at Barclay Manor, 1447 Barclay St., for The Voices of Our Elders. The talk is presented with sup- port from the West End Seniors’ Networ 2 p.m. on Saturday, the Burrard band chiet will join his son Gabriel George for Burrard Stories, a telling of tales of wit and humour rooted in West Coast traditions. The elder George will also take part in cally Speaking: A World of Story and Song, at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Britannia Auditorium. Ti for that event are $12 for adults, $10 for students and seni Organizers of Winter Tales are bringing the Storytelling Festival to the North Shore this year, for one event only. 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Ni (stand extrat ronics Friday, November 5, 1999 — North Shore News - 27 GABRIEL George (left) and father Chief Lecnard George will tell tales of wit and humour rooted in West Coast traditions at Saturday's storytelling festival. ao < we he VO Friday, Nov.5 threugh Sunday, Nov. 14 Centennial Theatre, North Vancouver ° Cty 9 performances 2:00PM matinee and 7:30°M evening performances Fickets: $25.00 /S21.CO/S17.OGD tinsisnang service marge ina tases Save 10% with the purchase of a ‘WWW Orphans Fund Family Ticket Package - $5.00 also goes to the kids Tickets catt: 984-4424 + Group Sales and General information call: 980-7942