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Ambitious teens &
@ producing Annie |

THE producers of Annie are
almost as young as their cast.
Taking the North Shore-based pro-

duction to Centennial Theatre May 29
and 30 are 18-year-olds Nadia Hovan,

Caroline Hay and Chris Olson.

The three teens shared a love for
. the stage when they met in Aurora

fae their most ambitious proje

ss at Balmoral Junior

Secondary six years ago, says Hovan.

>» They’ve collaborated on musical the-
atre “productions since, but Annie is by

Larne CHRISTENSEN
ARTS BRIEFS

Funds to meunt the production came first from Hovan’s
bank account, then from a car wash and bottle drive. Still more

i -money was borrowed from parents, so the young directors are
Hl play to sellout crowds. &
“The crunch is on,” says Hovan, who will-oe heading off to: *

hoping Annie

oronto in the fall to study her craft at the Randolph School
“for the Performing Arts. The co-directors are leading their 28-
member cast through five rehearsals a week. Starring in the
“fide role is 11-year-old Emma Whibley, a Grade 6 student at
Hollyburn w ho Hovan and Hay “discovered” at a recital their
> singing teacher Patricia Hoebig held last June.

-‘Hollyburn student.Emma
hibley,-11, is Annie.

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31.
Ferry. Building Gallery:
uried.Grad Show. Mixed
tiedia from West Vancouver’s
: grade 12 students. To May 26.
Landscapes. The artwork of ”
Bob Araki, Tony bseuno, Barrie
Shadwick, Ross Munro and
n Onley. May 26- June 14.
; Artist” 's lecture M
sand opening
§ p.m. For more details call
» 925-7266. Gallery hours:
noon, to 6 p.m,, closed
.. Mondays. °:
“North Vancouver District
* Hall: Yoush Art Exhibit. As
» “part of Youth Month, the
xhibit includes work from
preschoolers, youth artist
€:. Susan Bonderove and children
» from Carisbrooke and Carson
~ Graham schools. To May 28.
‘Exhibit is a program of the

2 NV. Community Arts

2 Council...

* North Vancouver Museum
and Archives: Higa Flyers. A

S --travelling exhibit trom the
National Museum of Aviation

in Ortawa featuring Canadian

= women aviators. ‘To May 31.

> Prince George Eventually. Len

‘: Nortis cartcons of the P.G.E.
and B.C. Rail systems. To

Bm. Aug. 30. Continuity: Finding

a Local Style, A small photo-

Performances are Friday. May
29 and Saturday, May 30
p.m., with a2 p.m. matinee
Saturday. Tickets are $12 for
all seats, available in advance
by calling the theatre box
office ar 984-4484.

ees
The Arts Umbrella Dance
Company mounts its year-end
performance this evening and
next at the Norman
Rothstein Theatre in
Vancouver.
Youths aged 10 ro 19 who
dance with the company’s
junior and senior troupes will
perform works by an array of
choreographers including

_. Judith Marcuse, a West

Vancouver resident. Marcuse
is artistic director of

graphic display of early North
Vancouver residences dating
from the turn of the century
to WWII, Muscum hours:
Weds. to Sun. noon to 5 p.m.
Free. Museum: closed June 1-

25.

PGE Railway Station:
Arrivals and Departures:
Raihoays in North Vancouver.
An exhibition of archival pho-
tographs and artifacts dealing
with North Vancouver's rai!-
way history from 1914. Noon
to 4 p.m, Weds. to Sun, Feot
of Lonsdale.

Presentation House Gallery:
Running Fence. Geottrey
James' new project analyzes
the idea of “borders” with 32
large-format black and white
photographs of the

USS can border. To
June 7. Gallery hours: Weds.
to Sun. noon to 5 p.m.,
Thursdays noon to 9 p.m.
Phone: 986-1351. Art
Rental.. Rent your art by the
month from local artists. Over
150 pieces to choose from.
May 25, neon to 8 p.m. A
program of the North
Vancouver Community Arts
Council.

Ron Andrews RecCentre:
Pottery and Poctry, Cyinhia
Maclean puts the fun into
Sanctional pottery while
Hanna Skapski has created
whimsical images thar illustraie
her dreamlike poems. ‘To June

Seymour Art Gal
DisCOVEry 98: 4

Face, Anqwal juried exhibition.
This year 53 works by Greater
Vancouver artists are on dis-

DanceArts and producer of the annual fUSS Project. Daughter
Rachel Marcuse will dance with the junior ensembic to -
Marcuse’s choreagraphed piece, Chan Chan.

Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and S6 through the
theatre box office at 257-5111.

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Artists are reminded that the adjudication for the Ferry
Building group show in conjunction with this summer's
Harmony Arts Festival is Sunday, May 31. The docation is the
Masonic Hall, 1763 Bellevue Ave., West Vancouver. Drop-off
times are from 10 a.m. to noon, not 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as was
reported in last Friday’s NEWS. Artists can pick up their sub-
missions from 3 to 4 p.m. For application forms and details,
call 925-7268.

play. Public lecture/slideshow

p.m, $5. Call 924-1378 to
reserve. Gallery hours: noon
to 4 p.m. (closed Mondays).
Silk Purse Arts Centre: Win
Go Anywhere Else? The water-
colors of Lise and Ellis
Brayham. ‘To May 24. Small
Wonders. The watercolors of
M. Morgan Warren. May 27
to June 7. Artist’s recepton
May 27, noon to 8 p.m.
Masterclass limited to eight
students (70/60) June 2,
2:30-5:30 p.m.
Demonstration of technique
June 7, noon to 8 p.m.
Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays. Information:
925-7292.
West Vancouver Memorial
library: Follow Your Dream.
Art work from children in
Kindergarten to grade six and
Grades 7-11. To May 3t.
West Vancouver Museum
and Archives: Chapman Land
Surveying: 90 Years of Land
Development in. West
Vancouver. Changes in tools
and technology of the trade.
Communities tn Bloom: A pho-
tographic exhibit highlighting
the gardens and views that
helped West Vancouver win
the 1997 Communities in
Bloom contest. Navigating the
World Wide Web —~ Historical
Research. May 28, 7-9 p.m.
$16.05. Registration: 925-

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