ORTH Van musician Keith B

NEWS photo Terry Peters

ennett (right) has found his niche as a “dancing harmonica player” in Tapestry,

‘the Arts Club’s izibute to the music of Carole Kirsg. in fact all performers, including fellow Nerth Shore resi-
nts Bili Runge and Diane Lines, are required to display their multi-talonts during the sold-out show.

evue weaves a spell
Tapestry marks 100th show

joined Bennett at the NEWS

EEP:. Cove: musician
eith Bennett can add one
‘more ‘talent to his already
Fell.’ stocked . resume:

Club Theatre’s long-run-
ning: tribute: to the music of

o-have the job. Getting it was

real surprise.

le was “discovered”. by

a;-Tapestry. star Sibel Thrasher’
‘during a: Thursday night jam |

at the Purple Onicn.

Y inging and “Sibel
me up’ ant’.the end of the
ight and said ‘Sing for me.”

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Bennett sang Georgia, to
Thrasher’s cries of “Louder!
Louder!” and when he was

_ finished she told him to audi-

tion for the Arts Club show.
Armed with just a “guitar
and a pair of jeans” (no pic or
a bio), he showed up for the
audition but nearly made a
quick exit when he overheard
that he’d be expected to dance.
" The audition tale is news to
fellow cast members . and

North Shore residents Bill -

Runge and Diane Lines, who

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to promote Jupestry’s 100th
performance tomorrow.

All three’ performers are
called on to showcase their
multi-talerts. ;

Runge plays saxophone ,

and bass guitar. Lines plays
piano and sings. (She should
be familiar to patrons of the
Park Royal Hotel’s pub where
she’s performed for the past
five years.) Benneit also plays
congo drums, piano, drums
and percussion.

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y

It's OK moml

Everyone is required to
dance. “It's a rite of passage,”
jokes Runge.

_For their generation, listen-
ing -to the music’ of Carole
King was also a rite of passage.

“f listened to the old vinyl,”
says Bennett as Runge recalls
that his band covered two
songs off King’s Tapestry
album at their first high-school
dance. ‘

“I’ve been playing her stuff
for years,” chimes in Lines.

Tapestry is held over to
Labour Day. Tickets: 687-
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Sunday, July 28, 1996 — Norih Shore News — 13

Four N. Shore
artists up for
FANS awards

FOUR‘North Shore artists have been honored as
1996 FANS award finalists.

Orchestral composer Michael Conway Baker. visual
artists Daniel Izzard and Elizabeth Smily, and singer-song-
writer Ann Mortifee are up for the award, which will be pre-
sented during FANS Night, a galu event Oct. 8.

The North Shore Arts Commission established the Fund
for the Arts on the North Shore (FANS) award last year in
order to recognize nationally renowned North Shore artists.

The award's first winner was actor Robert Clothier, who
was presented with a glass sculpture designed by North
Shore artist Marina Papais. This year’s award has again
been designed by Papais, along with her partner Rick Harry
(Xwa Lak-Tun).

The Oct. 8 event will take place at the Squamish Nation
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