44 - Wednesday, February 10, 1993 - North Share News alker’s work intended for ienerations From page 36 amount of time involved, “i'm only 19, I've got a whele life to live," he pleads in child- ish/inale denial of responsibility, The explanation for Tina’s sear- ing level of emotional distress is then provided by Jill, Tina’s best friend, who has known and hated Bobby since kindergarten. Tina is pregnant. Bobby’s first reaction is one of bewilderment, He uses condoms. It’s one of the few things about himself of which he is proud. =Jill, who is so tough that she won't buy diet coke, wises Bobby up to the facts of life, God doesn’t make condoms, factories do, And factories screw up. Life’s tough. The rest of Walker’s play con- tinues in real time as the emo- tional consequences of this un- wanted pregnancy richochet among these three young adults like a.piece of hot shrapnel that never expends its energy. If this sounds like familiar plot territory | suppose it is. But Walker pushes his characters to such an emotional limit that unusual comedy is horn out of passion and pain. ; Frailties lurking within His characters never equivecate, They keep striving until they find the wards thal express what they feel, Robyn Stevan as Tina, Frank Zotter as Bobby and Leslie Jones as fill are all quite splendid-for which director Patrick McDonald can also take credit. But just occasionally | wondered ifthe frantic pace and frenetic energy that drove much of the comedy was obscuring the sense of a story unfolding, if there might be more room far a sense of for- ward movement in the story rather than a repetition of emotional climaxes, Comedy, after all, is never an objective in itself, If you go and see this production (the first time a George F, Walker play has opened outside of Toron- to) take another generation with you. Older. Younger. it doesn’t mat- ter. . Tough! may be about young people, but it is truly a play for all of us, We should all struggle as hard as Tina, Bobby ard Jill to define meaningful relationships in our lives, commissioned study From page 34 ’ would anly be addressed as cir- curnstances dictated. The importance of the _ geographical ‘pearls on a string” “ configuration of existing facilities, such as Seymour Art Gallery and the Ferry Building Gallery, was acknowledged with respect 'to the proposed facitities. It was also advised that new fa- cilities initiatives build on the suc- cess of such existing organizations: as Presentation House Gallery and Centennial Theatre. On the basis of these proposals ’ specific recommendations were ‘advanced, an It advised that all three‘centres should be organized as autonomous incorporated societies with founding and operating agreements clearly : defined with respect to. municipality participation in their creation and support; that all three . facilities be developed through . consultation with, and possible extension of, existing organiza- tions which already have a man- date; and that, with the establish- ment of a planning framework to. distinguish between regional facili- -ties and local-level services (which would remain to some degree the responsibility of the municipalities) the three centres, namely art gallery, performance centre, and museum, proceed to the planning stage subject to the commission's continued recommendations. It further outlines regional re- . quirements and operations options: | in conjunction with guiding deci- .. slon-making criteria for each of the - “three facilities, the implied rec- ommendation being that they ultimately be brought under the supervision and control of the Arts Commission, | yO In addition to the salient points | _ taised above — the implications of which will be addressed here at a later date — there are some 60- odd pages of appendices, inven- _torying the arts groups allegedly consulted and reproducing the - surveys forms on which the study results were supposedly based. While the above summary reduces the document's corpus to .its bare bones, it does so without looking too closely at the frailties ‘Jurking within its spirit. Bereit of its padding, however, the study can clearly be seen as a lean fittle package whose value, in “relation to its cost, is at least sub- ject to dispute. Restaurants joining heart program From page 29. overhaul. ; “The upgrade includes and re-oiling the 16-year-old ‘res- - taurant’s cedar walls, ‘changing all its carpeting and interior fabrics, upgrading the Salmon House lighting and replacing its native _ Indian art with a higher-quality « collection. Looe The Salmon House plans to launch a new menu on Monday, Feb. 15, as part of its revitalization. It will feature Northwest regional cuisine. ©. And, you guessed it, a full review of the new Salmon House will appear in an upcoming Table Hopping instalment. _ Heart Smart North Shore The local Heart Smart folk are urging North Shore restaurants to refinishing | ; join the local Heart Smart Restau- rant Program, under which restau- rants agree to offer such civilized services as smoke-free seating areas and such sensible dining op- tions as milk instead of cream, whole-grain dinner rolls, and lower-fat desserts. ~ The program is set to go na- “ tionwide, but Nerth Shore restau- rants will be among the first in- volved in it. c Participating restaurants will display the Heart Smart logo on their doors or Heart Smart checkmarks on their menus. According to Heart Smart Statistics, the typical Canadian eats out an average of three to five times per week. Oo: For information on the program, call Jean Thompson at 983-6718. VANCOUVER PHOTOGRAPHER Daniel Lockwood protests outside North Vancouver's Spirals Cafe. claiming restaurant staff damaged one of his works while it was on display. ‘ Photographer cl aims NV_ restaurant damaged work WIELDING A placard emblazoned with “Spiral’s Treais Art Like S**t, Imagine What They do to Your Eggs,’ a Vancouver photographer launched a one-man picket last Wednesday outside a North Vancouver restaurant. By Evel lyn Jacob NOW REPORT “| want the people of Nort! Vancouver to know what a jerk this man is,’ a fuming Daniel Lockwood said, referring to the restaurant’s owner, lan Stabler. Lockwood has accused Spiral’s Cafe staff of damaging one of his photographs that was on display in. Presentation House Cultural Society meets to ’A BRAND new, internationally acclaimed North Vancouver- based . photo art gallery that would offer educational pro- grams and hoast a bookstore, cafe and amphitheatre. By Evelyn Jacob NOW REPORT . That’s what menibers of Pres- entation House Cultural Society will be debating tomorrow night when they meet to discuss the future of the arts centre. Gver the last four months the board and administration of the non-profit’ society have ham- mered out an ambitious five-year “strategic plan for Presentation House, and members will be get- ting their first chance to give in- put on specific proposals. . -Although currently only in draft form and subject .to ratifica- tion by society members, some of the plan’s proposals for a cen- ‘tre’ for the photographic and media arts include: * developing an - educational program for professionals and art students, including an artists-in- residence program, artist-run workshops and curatorial intern- ships * creating, over the next five years, a bookstore, gallery shop, storage and exhibition prepara- tion space, an amphitheatre, cafe, and darkroom Presentation House ad- the North Vancouver restaurant as part of a group showing. He says he discovered a large scratch across the face of his work, soon after the show ended. “At first he (Stabler) agreed to compensate me $50. But when | came in to. get my money he started insulting me and calling me a liar. He accused me of doing the damage. | mean, give me a break.” Stabler said he had intended to pay Lockwood the $50 but chang- ed his. mind when Lockwood came into the restaurant demand- ing money. “When he initially came to pick up his photos he never said a word,” said Stabler. “Then the next day | get.a call from him say- ing ane of his pictures was dam- aged. I .said, to myself, ‘OK, I'll . give him the benefit of the doubt,’ and agreed to write him a cheque the following Monday. But he came back in. on Saturday ‘and again on Sunday demanding « money. ! told him, ‘Let’s fet small claims court decide,’ and threw him out.” ’ Stabler, who is a member of the North Vancouver Community Arts Council, said he has’ ‘exhibited several artists’ work and has never had a problem. me He said the whole things boils : down to “an attitude problem.” “The best art he’s (Lockwood) done so ‘far was on‘ his (protest) 2 sign,”’ snickered Stablez. map future é& The theatre should be at the | same standard as the gallery. os —. Administrative director Brigitte O’Rooney’ minstrative director.- Brigitte O'Rooney said the plan reflects the cultural society’s ongoing commitment to developing and maintaining a world-class photo gallery. ; The success of such a centre, however, hinges on finding a new location. The gallery’s cur- rent site, just off Lonsdale on Chesterfield Avenue, suffers from poor walk-by traffic and poor - access to public transit, she said. Lonsdale Quay has been singl- ed out as a viable location, but O’Rooney would not rule out other sites. Conspicuously missing from. the plan is any mention of a theatre. O'Rooney said that while the board is commiited to maintain- ing the theatre at its current site, it felt a theatre did not have a place in the art centre’s future. “The beard doesn't want to be seen as chucking the theatre, but we have to focus on what we're good at. It felt that the theatre should be at the same oF ! ; standard as the. gallery, and that would take from five to 10 years to develop,’’ she said. a “There were. three~ attempts to turn the. theatre into a pro- fessional one over the years, and each time they had problems. } don’t know if it was the site or the’ way they approached it — all ! know is we tried and it didn’t work,""' oe The five-year plan was inspired by Directions, the North Shore Arts Commission’s arts facilities study. Phase one of the study has recommended that three sepa- rate art centres — including one for the performing ‘arts -— be created on the’ North Shore, much to the chagrin of local ar- tists, many of whom prefer small, artist-run studios to large, bu- reaucratically managed cenires. O'Rooney, however, - believes there is room for both. | ; “1 think it’s dangerous to. say because there’s Presentation: House, there won't be any smal} studios. North Vancouver . can have both." ;