Ferry Building Gallery: Lights and Landscapes, Gillian = Armitage, —_‘ Kris Borowski and Niels Petersen present a collection of paint- ings in acrylic, watercolor and oils. Artists’ Dialogue Jan. 7, 11 a.m. and opening reception Jan. 7, 6-8 p.m. Evening artists’ talk and refreshments Jan. 15, 7 p.m. To Jan. 19. Gallery hours: 11] am.-5 p.m. daily, closed Monday. North Shore Arts Commission: Pottery display by Jack Ploesser. Jan. 10. North Vancouver Civic Hail Gallery: Jacquie Morgan, water colors, presented by North Vancouver Community Arts Council. To Jan. 10. Peak Performance, performance photographs from a recent evening, of collaborative per- formance art featuring stu- dents from — Sutherland Secondary School, Keith Lynn Alternative High School, Waldorf — High School and Capilano College Studio Program. Jan 10 to Feb. 11. Mon.-Fri., 8:30- 4:30. .MARGARET Barton (left) and Leslie Jones star in the West Coast premiére of Bowen Island resident Joan MacLeod’s 2000, cpening tomorrow night at Vancouver Playhouse. The play, which ts set in Lynn Valley, expiores the notion of the wild invadirig the city and the city invading the wild. North Vancouver District Archives: West Vancouver Wednesday, January 8, 1997 — North Shore News — 15 acLeod’s play 2000 set in Lynn Valley Bowen island playwright’s latest to get West Coast debut tonight at the Playhouse By Layne Christensen Community Reporter PLAYWRIGHT Joan MacLeod could be celebrating the Vancouver Playhouse pre- miére of her latest work behind the wheel on the Trans-Canada Highway. That is, unless the weather cooper- ates and the Bowen Island resident can see her way through an unfortu- nate scheduling conflict. On the eve of the West Coast debut of 2000 — her latest and, she says, funniest play — MacLeod teach- es her first class in creative writing at Kwantlen College’s Lanylev campus. Class starts at 7 p.m.; curtain ar 8 p.m. It’s a tight squeeze but MacLcod’s deter- mined to cut class early so she can attend, even if it means pleading with the usher to gain entry. “Late-comers will not be seated — RO exceptions, not evén the play- wright,” she jokes. Macl.cod’s play, 2000, explores the notion of the wild invading the city and the city invad- ing the wild. It is set in Lynn Valley, and the Vancouver audicace should appreciate the many inside jokes and local refer- ences. Funny enough, MacLeod, who fived and worked in Toronto for cight years, came up with the idea tor the play while back East. . The playwright, who grew up in the Capilano Highlands, was inspired by a news story of the late ’80s — “about a cougar that got all mixed up and wan- dered into the Pacific Coliseum.” The idea of “things not being quite right” appealed to her but she didn’t JOAN MACLEOD The Hall: Jack Ploesser, ceramic pottery. Presented by North Vancouver Community Arts Council. To Jan. 8. Open to public during business hours. North Vancouver Museum and Archives: The Asmess Collection, continues to Jan. 8. Bottoms Up! A Walk in Burrard Inlet, to March 9. What Goes On Below The Surface?, to March 9. Lower Lonsdale: A Community in Transition to March 9. Hours are Wednesday to Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Info: 987-5618. Outer Space: Presentation House Theaire Lobby: Jerry Tam, classical photographic works. Seymour Art Gallery: A Sease of Place, a new exhibition by Deep Cove watercolorist Ross Muara. Opening, recep- tion Jan. 8, 7-9 p.m. To Feb. 2. Gallery hours: 12-4 p.m. Tues. to Sun. 924-1378. West Vancouver Memorial Library Gallery:Dance of the Ink, Helen Kwok, Tsing Chow, Jennie Cheng, KC. Churg. Chinese themes exhibited by four Chinese artists. To Feb. 2. Reception, artists in attendance, Jan. 6, 7:30-8:30 p.m. 925-7410. West Vancouver Museum and Coltects!: Exhibition includes Coast Salish baskets, West Vancouver Girl Guides’ mementos, and a section on “modern” office technology (nurn of the century to World War Two). The museum is closed for the holidays until Jan. 7. Into: 925-7295. THEATRE Presentation House: Kvetely by Stephen Berkoff. Way OfF Broadway Theatre Company present their “Pick of the Fringe™ for an extended run to Feb. 9. Reservations: 990- 3474. St. Martin’s —_ Anglican Church: Hales In The Wood. This traditional english pan- romime is being pertormed in the Church Hall fan. 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. and fan. 18 ar 2:30 pam. and 7:30 pm. Tickets: $10,/8/%: Reservations: 980-7435, Vancouver Playhouse: 2uu., Bowen Island — playwright Joan) MacLeod’s modern Vancouver fable. Jan. 6 to Feb. 1. $73-3311. Centennial Theatre: Vancouver Pars National Ballet presents Persian Night, an evening of Iranian dances and music Jan. 11 ar 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $21 at 431-5452. Whistler Conference Centre: Music in the Mountains 1996/97 presents violinist Andrew Dawes and pianist Rena Sharon in a special evening of chamber classics. Jan. 1] at 7 p.m. Tickets: $20. Information: 682-5248 direct from Vancouver. Alibi’s: West) Vancouver’s new after dinner club. The Neurotics Fri./Sat. at 10 p.m. 1552 Marine Dr. Info: 925-4693. Avalon Hotel: Live niusic in the pub every Friday and Saturday evening. Live jazz every Saturday afternoon, 2:30-5:30, in the lounge tea- turing AMfark Hasselbach. Info: 985-4181. Jack Lonsdaie’s Pub: Blues bands every Saturday and Sunday night at 8:30 p.m. See more page 16 A I ae actually begin work on the play until moving back West. She finally sat down to it, her first winter on Bowen Island two vears ago. The Playhouse has billed 2000 as a modern Vancouver fable, — but MacLeod’s nor comfortable with the label. Fables teach a lesson, she savs, and her play is really just the story of a fam- ily, albeit an odd one. The characters: Sean and Wyn, hus- band-and-wife urban planners who live with the wilderness to their backs and the cityscape framed by living-room window; Nanny, Wyn's 97-year-old grandmother who longs for the rural surroundings of her youth; Janine, : Nanny’s street: smart caregiver, and a mysterious moun- tain nian. if there ts a mes- sage, it is thar we should take care of the cnvironment by looking after our own backyards. 2000 debuted in Ottawa lasc year at the Great Canadian Theatre Company, and played again in Toronto at Tarragon Theatre where MacLeod was playwright. in residence —_ before returning home. play’s West Coast setting appealed to its Onrario audience. “People who don’t know that part of the world find it very exotic,” says MacLeod, who was bemused by the audience’s interpretations of. Vancouver-isms like “SkyTrain.” She’s looking forward to gauging the local reaction at tomorrow’s pre- miére — if she can find a seat. The Vancouver Playhouse production of 2000 previews this evening and opens Thursday, Jan. 9. Performances are Monday through Saturday at 8 p.m., with matinces every Saturday at 2 p.m. For tickets, call the Playhouse box office at 873-3311. NEWS photo Cindy Goodman ARTISTS Ross Munro (standing) and Marcus Bowcott prepare for tonight's opening of their new show at the Seymour Art Gallery. It runs to Feb. 2.