FAT North Shore Centennial Theatre: The Music Man. The Greater Vancouver Op- eratic Society presents the well- known tale of the shamster who altempts to take advantage of a small town. Feb. 24-26 and March 2-5 at 8 p.m. Matinee Feb, 27 at 2 pm, Deep Cove Shaw Theatre: Blackadder, North Van's Comedy Company has adapted three episodes of the classic British tele- vision show with the permission of star Rowan Atkinson. To Feb, 5. ~ Hendry Hall Theatre: Breezeblock Park, The North Vancouver Com- munity Players’ first production of 1994 is a funny and unsettling comedy by Willy Russell, author of Shirley Valentine and Educating Rita, lan. 28-Feb. 12. Presentation House: No Man's ~ Land. Harold Pinter’s play of four lives meshing in a fog of reality and unreality. To. Jan. 29, Elsewhere eo Arts Club Theatre: Lettice and Lovage.-Hit comedy by Peter. Shaffer,'screenwriter of Amadeus. - With: Nicola Cavendish and Shirley * Douglas: To Feb.‘ 26: . «Back Alley-Theatre/ Arts Club: Revue Theatre: Theatresports : unleashes improv-mania. Progr: includes Rookie Night (Sundays , and Mondays:at 8 p.m.), Times of , Your. Life. (Tuesdays and Fridays a 8 p.m.), Alley Oops! (Wednesdays. at.8 p. in Scared Scriptless (Thursdays: at pimJ)jt heatrésports. iFridays at-10 p.m.) Midnightmadness: :Theatresports, -. all, seats $9. Info:.686-7013: Jewish Young People’s Theatre: An Evening with John Gray, with . special guest Janie Moitifee. Tickets $16: 50. Jan.'29 at the Perez Ine" i Secret Space Theatre: The Fringe Festival.hit, mens Dragons. Feb, If We Are new. Canadian play by, McCleélland Glass offers - fresh insight:i ‘Into the timeless sion of. mother/daughter . relationship TO Jan. 2950 Nightly:'8: Mats Sat. ‘San: 1. Shadowlands. Nightly:7: 10, 9:45. Mats. Sat. Bunt: :10. Mrs,’ ‘Doubt. M Nightler 05,.9:50. Mats : | i Jsun.: 120: Beethoven’ S. ind “with any other __ promation. . per game > Saturday &. ‘Sunday ~ “dan. 29th & 30th/94 " Reservations Preferred. 141 W. 3¢d St, N.Van. 985.1212, : Esplanade 6: Intersection, Nightly: 7:40, 9:50. Mats Sat./Sun.: 1:30, 3:30. fran Will. Nightly: 7:10, 9:25. Mats Sat./Sun.: 2, 4:10. Grumpy Old Men. Nightly: 7:20, 9:30. Mats Sat./Sun.: 2:10, 4:15. The Pelican Brief. Nightly: 6:45, 9:35. Mats Sat./Sun.: 1:15, Bat- man: Mask of the Phantasm. Mats Sat./Sun.: 4:05. Tombstone. Nightly: 7, 9:45. Mats Sat./Sun.: 1:20. Addams Family Values. Mats Sat./Sun.: 3:55. The Air Up There, Nightly: 7:05, 9:20. Mats Sat./Sun.: 1:45, 4. Info: 983-2762. Park Royal: Orlando. Nightly: 7. Age of Innocence. Nightly: 8:30. Mats Sat./Sun.: 4. My Life. Nightly: 7:10. Mats Sat./Sun.: 3. A Perfect World, Nightly: 9. Mats Sat./Sun.: 5. The Three Musketeers, Nightly: 6:50, Mats Sat./Sun.: 2:55. Joy tuck Club, Nightly: 8:35. Mats: Sat/Sun.: 4:30, Info: 926-6699. Eee a Jack Lonsdale’s: Memphis Slax. - Jan..29. Jam sessions every | Sun-. day. ~. Park Royal Hotet.Pub: Bill Beau © and his Westside Jazz Trio. Mon. and Tues. until Feb. 8. . The Raven: Rhythm Method, Jan. | 8 28. Noah’ ‘s Great Rainbow. Jan. Fe flusty Gull: Silverlode. Jan. 26-29, _.The Queen’s Cross: One And A. Hall | Jan. 30. Folk Music Club a at ‘Hogan’ 5 Alley:.. ; . Jeff Standfield. fan. 27. Bill Conall. Jan. 29 - Glad Tidings Church: The Five Blind Boys of Alabama. Acclaimed “ gospel-soul-blues singers. Feb. 11. james Cowan Theatre: The | .. Oolichans, Old-time songs and «. ‘Canadian folk music. ‘Tickets: $6 adults, $4 children. Jait. 29... Queen Elizabeth Theatre: Van- a couver Opera premiere of fJenufa ' by Leos Janaeek, based ona story by Gabriella Preissova. Jan. 29, Feb..1;:3,5.° “Town Pump: D.O. A. Vancouver’ s. favorite hosehead rockers, back from touring Australia and Europe ~ and-in support of new jibum, Log: " Berheads. Jan. 28 and 29." James Cowan Theatre: Metamo- ‘ tion Dance Theatre presents” , RECESS!. Theatre, mime, mask and dance with original music and _ Script. Feb. 4at1 pm... -: North Shore Harrison Galleries: Collection of gallery artists from recent shows, including George Bates, Wilson Chu, Kiff Holland, Daniel Izzard and Jose Salvador. Throughout January. North Vancouver Museum and Archives: Ongoing: The Ambitious City, Images of North Vancouver. Seymour Art Gallery: Through Ancient Eyes, Recent works by North Shore artist Patricia Johnston. To Feb,13. Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri. 12 p.m.-4 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 1 p.m.-4 p.m. West Vancouver Memorial Library Gallery: Nature's Fantasy through the Mists, Mixed water media and 24K gold by artitst Lynne Green. To Jan. 30. Followed by Flowerworks. Artists showing are Jane Ford, fill Southern and Mary Baker. Jan. 31-Feb, 27. . West Vancouver Recreation Cen- tre: Art History: Baroque to Mod- érn. Survey program running from Jan. 27 to Mar. 3. $28 adult, $22 senior. For information call 926- 3266, Elsewhere Art Works: Loca! landscape artist Michael O'Toole will be displaying recent watercolors and acrylics on canvas, To Jan. 31. Burnaby Art Gallery: New series of etchings by North Van artist Ar- nold Shives. To Feb, 20. Canadian Craft Museum: The Deichmann Pottery, 1935-1963. Regarded as the first studio potters in Canada, Erica and Kjeld Deichmann produced many works during these years. To Feb. 27. Also: Towers of Spice. Jewish ritual spice boxes from around the world. To Feb, 27. Also: The Art of the Book. Represents the labors of those who created things other than words to appear in books, To Mar. 13. Federation Gallery: National Watercolor Society's 73rd Exhib- ition. To Feb.20. Petley jones Gallery: A group show of gallery artists and new ac- quisitions by 19th and 20th cen- tury British and Canadian artists “runs to Jan. 31. Richmond Art Gallery: Chinese ¥ rr of Art Exhibition and Fundraising Auction. The event celebrates the Chinese New Year of the Dog. To Jan. 31 with auction fan, 31 at 7 pm. Simon Fraser Gallery: Soft and Hard, Large panel paintings on canvas, a series of triptychs com- posed of small oil paintings on gessoed drywall and mixed-media paintings by Vancouver-based aritst Mina Tolino, To Jan. 28. Surrey Art Gallery: Photographs by Suzy Lake, To Jan. 30. : Whistier Village Art Gallery; Con-.<: temporary Master Paintings of Russia. Oils an canvas, newly ar- rived from Moscow. To Feb..9. Followed by the works of oheney ; artist Morrisseau, Mar. 17-28. URC Fine Arts Gallery: OSs Photographs and Projects. An ex-- hibit by Mark Lewis. To Feb. 26. Vancouver Art Gallery: British Modern Paintings. To May 15. Paper Buildings. To May .15:-A* survey of work by Lawren Harris. : To May 15. The Nude. To Feb. 20. American Prints, To May 15. Ongoing: The work of Emily Carr. Vancouver Museum: Sacred. Worlds Converge. Aboriginal ar- tifacts. To Mar, 6.7: bays and eae ae last weeke . ~ gyarted the new ye with strong sh ae senior boys annual Chancellor Busketbal owings. at wo Maintand tournaments. ent ih a i] Tou aver the 61 final game ve vi ye Knights Steam, St. Tho - Meanwhile. “shore, the Du the Lite Flower Angels 56 Firefighters Bas The final “gam 47 to cli anne hb Anna! in the Sixt ath pack on the Ne senior gir kes Academy (LFA is bed ‘third Ee’ ‘The wide world of sports brings out the best. and worst in fans'and athletes alike., ‘Starting next Wednesday, Jan. 26, ‘we bring you: a “VIEW. FROM THE CHEAP SEATS”; a weekly. look “at the world of sports from a fan’s perspective. 2.2" “We'll take’a look at issues on the North Shore, and we'll ‘also ae _,Venture further afield into the world of ‘professional sports. SUNDAY « WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY