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DANCERS BECOME ethereal spirits as they practise for their upcoming
role in The Snowgoose Winter, u fairy-tale ballet which is being presented
by the Clare Cunningham Ycuth Dance Company on Monday, Dec. 14 at
7:30 p.m. Details on the festive event, faking place in North Vancouver’s
Centennial Theatre, can be obtained by phoning 987-PLAY or 985-2215.

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Holiday events abound
for festive family fun

CHRISTMAS IS just around the corner, and families are
looking for fun ways to spend holiday weekends together.
Christmas-related activities abound locally, perfect for
spending a wet weekend enjoying seasonal cheer.

Centennial Theatre will host the
Clare Cunningham Dance Founda-
tion performance of dance
favorites and new works for a
one-night performance on Dec. 14.

“Premiere performances of new
choreography will be featured as
well as the debut performance of
the professional school,’’ said
founder Clare Cunningham.

One of the pieces will be The
Snowgoose Winter, a fairy tale
ballet set in the [6th century,
featuring antique costumes and a
set designed by Penny Penn.

“It’s a ballet set to Celtic music
that takes place on a coastal beach
in Ireland,’ said Cunningham,
who noted the show is ideal for the
entire family.

For details or ticket information
on the show, call 987-PLAY or
985-2215.

At Presentation House, the up-
per gallery has been transformed
into a festive shop with the works
of 45 B.C. artisans. Featuring
wooden birds, jewelry, dried
flower wreaths and other craft
items, the craft fair runs to Dec.

0.

Also at Presentation House —
this time in the theatre — will be
Spell #7, a two-act play performed
by the newly formed youth theatre
group Sepia Players.

Spell #7, directed by theatre
veteran Ernie King, runs until Dec.
19,

For details on the play or craft

EVERY WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY

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News Reporter

fair, call Presentation House at
986-1351.

Harpist Theodore Gabriel will
be performing Christmas carols
and medleys on Celtic harp at the
Lynn Valley Library Dec. 15 from
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Dec. 17
from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. during its
special open-house celebrations.

The library is also presenting A
Pageant of Puppets for children
age four and older Dec. 12 at 10:30
a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The branch’s
Christmas extravaganza for pre-
schoolers will be held Dec. 16 at
10:30 a.m. For details: 984-0286.

This weekend, the locally based
Ramcoff Concert Society plays
host te a series of Christmas con-
certs at the Netloft building on
Vancouver’s Granville Island.

Concerts Dec. 12 and 13 are held
from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. and
feature The York House Madrigal
Singers with a selection of music

for the holiday season.

A Touch of Brass will host
Christmas Brass, a collection of
seasonal music, at Centennial
Theatre Dec. 16 with the West
Vancouver United Church choir.

Presented by the North Shore
Neighbourhood House, the two
groups will perform favorites from
the Renaissance to the present.
Tickets or details: 987-8138.

Several North Shore musicians
— including cellist Lee Duckles —
will play in a memorial tribute for
Jacqueline du Pre at Christ Church
Cathedral Dec. 16.

The cathedral is at Burrard and
Georgia streets in downtown Van-
couver.

Fantasy magic of Christmas
comes to the Queen Elizabeth
Theatre in Vancouver Dec. 15 to
20 in Snow Whité and the Seven
Dwarfs with ballerina Karen Kain.

A Christmas production for
children and adults, Snow White
features Kain in the principal role,
joined by her husband, Ross Petty,
and Honor Blackman.

Evening and afternoon perfor-
mances are scheduled. For details
call 280-4444,

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For more information and reservations, call

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