Sunday, May 26, 1996 ~ North Shore News — 23

Children’s Festival at Vanier Parl

Festival offers activities for young at heart

BY LAYNE CHRISTENSEN
Community Reporter

THE organizers of ‘the Vancouver
International Children’s Festival are
promising that the 19th annual event
offers something for everyone, includ-
ing grown-ups.

More than 80,000 youngsters and their
parents are expected to fill the familiar red
and white tents at Vanier Park May 27
through June 2.

“Children’s entertainment when it’s at this
level is for any age.
fe goes right across
the board,” said Joan
Wellwood, commu-
nications director for
this year’s festivai
and one of the orga-
nizers of the first
festival, in 1978.

A roster of tafent
has been assembied
‘to appeal to ages
three to 14.

On the mainstage
‘are: Canadian per-
formers Charlotte
Diamond, Fred
Penner, Raffi, Cirque Eloize, Norman Foote,
Lampoon Peppettheatre, Rick Scott, Richard
Side and Melanie Ray.

The international comunity is well rep-
resented by Tam Teatromusica from Italy,
Kazenoko-Kyushu from Japan, Marang
African Music and Dance Theatre, Manipuri
Cultural Arts Troupe from India, Pablo

66 Children’s entertainment
when it’s at this level is for

any age. It goes right across
the board, 99

— Festival organizer Joan Wellwood

Percusso from Australia and The Gizmo
Guys from the United States.

North Shore children’s entertainers will
also be participating.

North Van resident Kerry Burke will be
there with 20 Casio keyboards for kids to
play. The Capilano College music the:apy
instructor promotes family entertainment
through musical participation with her com-
pany MakeMusic. Family members wil! have
the chance to make music together by playing
a variety of instruments.

The Euphorics (U4X) will also be on-site.

The a cappella quartet features the talents of
Bing Jensen, Helen
Davis, Steve
Maddock and North
Van resident Joani
Bye. All are sea-
soned performers,
parents, instrumen-
talists and musical
arrangers.
Other festival high-
lights include the
Boutevard
Bandshell, featuring
free musical perfor-
mances, Festival
Boulevard, featuring
free activities includ-
ing face painting, storytelling and tightrope
workshops, and Festival Village, with arts
and crafts for toddlers through teens.

Tickets to the Mainstage performances
are available at Ticketmaster, call 280-4444.
Advance tickets are $5.50 to $9.50, Rush
tickets are $7 to $12, 30 minutes before
show time and subject to availability.

WISHES TO THANK ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT
SO GENEROUSLY DONATED TO SPRING GALA 96

Adom & Eve Body & Hakcore BC inc. /Advance Group Products Lid.
Alon Kilbum/Ali Star Sports/Amber Bookshop/ Ambleside Brewing Company
Anatos Souviali/Antiques and Cid Lace/Apex Resort Corporation

~ Ardogth Hunter Tuner/Aritda, Park Royal/8.8. & 1. Zeidier
Berca Bolla/Bary Ecott, Maynards/Payshore Flowars/BCR Properties
Seochcomber Patio/Berstein & Gols/Birds United
Bogdonoy Pao Associates Ltd./Bond Repro/Book Warehouse
Borts Mange Fine Art Editions /Breadgarden, Park? fiford

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BM The West Vancouver

Brentwood Opiomotry Clinic/Bumpkins/Cate Norté
Cambridge Suites Hotel, Toronto/Canada Safeway Umited, Lynn Valley
Canada Wide Magazines & Communication/Came Wihein Boyles

Centennial Flying School Ltd./Centennial Theatre Centre

Foundation is pleased to
announce the appointment

A of Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia

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. Phote submitted
THE Euphorics, an a cappella quartet made up of (left to right) Bing Jensen, Joani ..
Bye of North Van, Steve Maddock and Helen Davis, are among a host of musica!
acts to perform at the 19th annual Vancouver International Children’s Festival, at
Vanier Park next week. : . :

Chef Norman Tougas/Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
CinCin Ristoronte/Citizen Trust/CN imax Theatre at Canada Place
Coach House Cratt Aticis, Park & Titord/Cravings/Daniel, Le Chocolat Beige
Deep Cove Diva Shop/Deep Cove Physotherapy/Dennis 8. {Dts witton group
Derek London/Derek Simpkin's Gallery of Tribat Ari/Diana’s Har Design
Douglas tidell Gollery/Downtoen YMCA/Dykhot Nurseries anc Florists
Edgament Cycie/Edgemont Viloge Jewellers
Eric ASan Monigomery, ACCENIRIC C*DeC/Executtve Choices Gitis
Exatic Motorcycles & Cor Rentah/Exciting Workds/Family Ware inc,
. Fatima « Headquarters Edgemont Vilage/Finning
Fest Right Paregiding Fitness World, North Vancouver/Folk Art interfors
Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver/Framing and Art Canine
: Fraser River Ratt Expecitions/Fraser Valley Skyaiving Centre Ltd.
Fred Latremouille/Future Shop, N. Vancouver/future Shop, Park Royal
G. Willkers] Designs/Garden Works/Grace's Nails on the Run
Great Clips for Hak/Gymboreo of North Snore/Hart House Restaurant
. 48 travel Corporation/Hetfal Gelery/Heljet Always inc.
Highlond One Hour Cleaners/House of Brussels Chocolates
Hyatt Regency Holel/IGA, Dundarave/ina's Pioce
sola Beta Children's Clothing and Shoes/J. Anthony & Atsociates Lid.
Jeda Shoes, Pork Royal/Jentash Morketing Lid./Jody's Defcatessen = Board of Trade, and the
Joey Hanion/ John Douglas Kenry Pholography/John Mcintyre/Jolo Val Italian Chamber of
Kall of Beverty Gall Holr Design/Koren of Beverly Bait Har Design $2 Commerce. Mrs Lisogar-
Karl H. Brackhaus/Ken Gordon-Scotla McLeod/Kidsbooks/Kidsummer Ps _. a
Kumsheen Raft Adventures/Lomwood Manufacturing inc. fy Cocchia has been involved
. kamy Fournier - Children's Entertainer & Magickai/Laser Doma i q 7
Uberty Wine Merchanis/Listet O'Dou!'s Holel/Livingspace interlors with various charitable
Longon Drugs Lid./Lugaro Jewellarns/Magic Moments Florist/Maplewood Farm
“" Marltyn's/Mesks& Spencer/McDonald's Restaurants/Michaud & Co.
Morin Cleaners/Mountview Dodge Chrysler Ltd. /Moyer's Kids are Werth It
Mi. Jean-Francols Demote/Pictel (Canada) & Co./Mythas Taverna,
Nancy Difranckco-Coro Conada/Nedco Cellular
Neighbours Envy Landscope Maintenance
New-Small & Storing Studio Glass Lid./Neritshore Books
Oakridge Pioce Law Group/Orgunics to You/Pacifie Space Centre Society
Park & Tiiford Wine Rack Ltd./Pat's of Dundcsave/Paws & Claws Pantry
Pagosus Vintage Racing/Peter Kiss/Pharmasavs, Coutfelld
Prince Royal inn, Calgary/Purdy's Chocolaias, Pacific Centre
Purdy's Chocolates, Park Royel/ueersdale Cleaners/Queensdaie Market
Raincity Gall/Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory/Runaway Bay : .
Scrah Design/Saskatchewan Pavifon Restaurant/Save on Foods #990 which encourages, accepts
Scholastic Book falr/Science & Nature Co./Select Hak Design 7 and holds charitable
: Seymour Golf and Country Ctub/Shoppers Drug Mart, Park Royal was ah et, 7
SmithBooks, Park Royal/Stor Anise Resiaurant/Suki's internailonal/Sun's Place peo contributions ina perpetual :
Sutfon Place Hotel/Swedish Jaweler/lechnocad Computer Systems Res capital fund, Income from
The Body Clinic/The Book Company/The Coas! Plaze at Stanley Park trp teat i
Tne Edge Climbing Centre/The Elephant cnd Castla/the Gourme! Kitchen the invested capi tal 8 used to
The Grooming Placa/The Guess Store/The Londoner, Dundorave | support local initiatives in the
thes. Tne Mengcoru ‘ tes. So Thoatre Company/the | Raven Pub fields of health, recreation,
anctiuary IG Stucio, ivoury Restaurani/lim Murray Hal ign . . ati, +
2. Cute 'U, West Vencouver/Todd's Tent lown/Top Garden Restaurant sociat services, education, the
Trims/Twigs & Petals/UBC Museum of Anihropolegy/United Ubrary Services inc, arts, and the environment.
Voncouver 86ers Soccer Corp./Vancouver Aquarlum/Vancouver Symphony aye
Vancouver Maritime Museum/VCR Print Company Ltd./Veenca Sood Donors may support the
Visrom & Co., Barristers & Solicitoss/Wall Street Fashions general fund, specify an area
Waterfront Cuntre Hotel/Whistier Mountain Ski Corporation of interest, or establish a
White Spol, Park & Tiford/Wikifiower/William and Nancy Fleming » .
named community award or
scholarship. The Foundation
also accepts contributions
which may be designated
7, wholly or in part toa local

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to the Board of Directors
& of the Foundation.

@ Mrs. Lisogar-Cacchia is Vice
President of Century Plaza
Hotel Group. Recently

4 named Travel Person of the
Year by the Alliance of

# Canadian Travel Association,

=) she is a member of the
Bea Vancouver Hotel Association,

g the B.C. and Yukon Hotel

Association, the Vancouver

yy Childrens’ Foundation,
Variety Club of B.C. and

Fes The West Vancouver
a4 Foundation is a community-
based, non profit society

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