23 - Friday, May 2, 1986 - North Shore News

B.C. REGIONS TAKE THE STAGE

THE HOST British Columbia Pavilion will come alive this sum-
mer as thousands of performers bring the heart and soul of the
province to the centre of the Expo site.

THANKS TO the contribu-
tions of our Showcase Hosts,
. the’B:C:-Pavilion is bringing’a
‘festival:.of. fun to our world
stage this'summer.

Entertainment at the Plaza
of.Nations;: Discovery B.C.
‘and. the nearby bandshell in-
cludes . our. ‘Regional Weeks
~ Showcase’ and ‘thé sparkling
: professional series featuring
top..B:C. entertainers at -the
Elna of Nations. °

Etd! = are -sponsoring
‘popular. ‘Rockin’ On The

~ each, Saturday night May 3
. and:10:and through duly and
* August.” ”
“Other hosts include QM FM

: radio; ‘ which ‘is sponsoring

‘Concert . Classics’ and :co-

" sponsoring ‘Jazz at the Plaza’
with Granville Island Brewing.:
- The Bank: of B.C. supports
the special Seniors’ Festival in
“June and Andres Wines (B.C.)
Ltd. is bringing the ‘B.C. Style
86’ series to the Plaza. .
Sponsors of the’ B.C.

ve Regional. ‘Showcase | include

tlegger and Coca: Cola’
4 the’

Plaza’ .series,. which, occurs |

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on how the YMCA‘.

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. call: 681-0221

Two KEY AREAS of the B. Cc. Pavilion are e shown here. Coastal
life-'and industry is exhibited at Dockside B.C. (foreground).
The circular..Revue. of B.C. area (background) toasts the
regions with stage sets, landmarke and live theatre.

AND INTRODUCING
-QUR SHOWCASE HOSTS

Crows.. Nest Resources

. Limited,’ which is hosting one |
_ week” of: amateur. .perfor-°.

mances fromthe Rocky
Mountain region July 20-25.
“We recognize .the ‘impor-
tance of Expo 86 to. our
employees and to the. com-"

_™munities where our employees”
‘live,” ‘says Don Riva, General
Manager. of. the .company’s*”.

Line Creek Mine at Sparwood. :
“We're, pleased to be a spon-
sor of this program which pro-
vides. a facility for local: talent
to participate at Expo.”

Another regional week
sponsor is .Granville Island
Brewing, which is bringing
talent from the
region to the Pavilion from
May 3 to 11.

‘We think the Regional

* Weeks are a great opportunity

and an ideal situation for local
talent to perform for the
world,’ says’ Mitch .Taylor,
Owner and President of Gran-
ville Island Brewing. “We're
proud to be associated. with
the « ‘program and the B.C.
Pavilion.”

This is the B.C. Regional
Weeks Showcase — a chance
for communities everywhere
to share the Expo spotlight.

Each week will feature dif-
ferent performers from one of
the nine tourist regions of B.C.
Look for special events such
as the historic Fur Brigade
from Langley and a fanciful,
sea battle on False Creek by
the Small Ships Society.

There'll be war canoe races,
tumblers, native dances and
our very own Sea Monster
Convention — all in cleebra-
tion of Expo and the exciting
part B.C. is playing in it.

To find up to 3,000 per-
formers for the program, the
B.C. Pavilion launched one of

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the largest talent hunts ever
conducted in the province.

Over 15,000 performers
were seen by B.C. Pavilion ad-
judicators during the three
months of intensive auditions
at 32 locations.

All performances will reflect
special themes created for
each region, such as ‘Fun’ to
Sea Island’ for Vancouver
Island and ‘Pride of the Pacific’
for Vancouver.

During the North by Nor-
thwest regional week, for ex-
ample, a typical performance
will be a troupe of dancers
symbolizing the natural
wonders of the area; or
theatrical scenes depicting log-
gers, farmers and settlers in a

country hoedown.

“Some of the talented per-
formers we've discovered dur-
ing the auditions have already
gone on to great heights,” ex-
plains Jack Anderson, Ex-
ecutive Producer of Events
and Performances at the B.C.
Pavilion. “For example, con-
cert pianists Nicole Lee of Bur-
naby has already performed
on national C.B.C. television
since she auditioned for us last
March.”

Other B.C. talents
discovered during the audi-
tions include Nicholas Maloff
— a 16 year old classical
pianist from Vancouver who
will perform during the Van-
couver regional week.

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THE MOST.

Tourism is British Columbia's
multi-billion dollar industry.

_ And British Columbians are one of.
our most important attractions.

The SuperHost program recognizes
this. Our popular one-day seminar
teaches businesses and interested | “rg
people the super skills they
need to offer the most and ..
benefit the most from tourism. **

atthe,

* *,
. wt

- Look for, the colourful red, blue and
yellow SuperHost sign and expect the
most: the most friendly welcome, the
most sincere smiles and the most:

-attentive service. To find out more
", _ about SuperHost write: Tourism
British Colurribia,-1117 Wharf
ve? Street, Victoria, B. C.V8W'222:

“% orcontact your local
*. Chamber of Commerce.

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