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History lesson

Marcus Moseley: s Canadian experience

WHEN Marcus
Moseley sings the
national anthem cen-
tre court at the
Grizzlies game Feb.
18 he won’t give a
thought to Bryan
Adams’ flawed
attempt.

First of all, the American-born
singer will not be s

fellow gospel singer and friend Gail
who

Bowen has that honor, Mosele
lives in North Vancouver's Lower
Capilano arca, will sing the Srar

- Spangled Banne

Born in Texas and raised in

Calitornia, Moseley joined his class-

mates in singing the anthem every
morning at school.
There was a
refused to
teenager living in San Jose, s

guards would follow him into depa

ment stores to make sure he di

and his friends were regularly stopped cert is
and harassed by police “just because

they were black,” he recalls.
His thoughts the

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And he'll have no
problem with the words, he assures.

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the pledge of allegiance,
ty and j justice for
there wasn't
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iis thoughts now: “The
more each voice is hea dy
the Stronger se re}
t a

nee Moving to
Vancouver shordy be
Expo 86 (during the world fir, he
ed daily outside the GM pavilion:
Moseley has discovered the “Canadia
exper rience” of being black in a coun-
try different from his own in its view
of cultural diversity.

Multiculturalism is like a chair, says
this former missionars: “You need all
the voices to sing as they do to create
the beautiful sound.”

Moseley will be putting those
words into practice when he joins che

Ne, however, when U al Gospel Choir and other per-

formers in Celebration of Giv tag, a
benefit concert for the Vancouver
Food Bank, Feb. 28 at St. Andr

Vesley Church in Vancouver. T

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Meath. 7 ‘ n advance,
$18 at the door, and available through
Ticketmaster at 280-4444.

Small is beautitul in Nagano

SMALL pictures have a big role to play in cultural events sur-
rounding the Olympic games this month in Nagano.

Small Pictures is the name of an art exhibition to take place in the Japanese city

for the duration of the games.

North Van artist Jenniter Judge, 36, will have her work in the international art

exhibit.

Nearly 2,000 submissions were received by organize!

43 art works were selected.

of the show, from which

Judge’s submission is a photo-based image titled Barbara's Charr.
‘The artist, who teaches art at Burnaby North secondary school, used a color pho-
tocopier to manipulate the image. Judge teaches the technique to her students using

a machine donated to t

NEWS photo Mike Wakelleia

“JENNIFER Judge's small phoito-based

work, Barbara’s Chair, is on view in
Nagano during the Olympic Games.

hoo! by Xerox.

Sharing her expertise with the students can be

disconcerting, said the seasoned artist.

“You get these kids on that kind of technology
and they learn in nwo seconds tat, and surpass

you,” she says good nacuredly.

North Shore Charitable Foundation is a

grant applications for the Judy Dennis Emerging
Artists T: aining Fund.

Grants are limited to less than $1,000 and are

awarded annually from the investment income of

the fund.
he fund was
from the Judy

ing artists.
Applications will be reviewed by committee.
succe ful applicant or applicants will be notified

rants are in
Shore ar
in their chosen field. Applicants must ha
pleted basic training and intend to purs
in the arts.
Applicants must be residents of North or West
Vancouver, Lions Bay or Bowen Istand. The
application deadline is April b. For more int
mation, call 988-711

com-
a career

gv force behind the Kiss Project.
‘The fourth annual festival of dance, theatre,
music and sworkstiops takes place at Performance

Ballroom dancing, Trish step dancing, pilate . stre ngth training and a drum dane-

ing workshop are same of the parti

ipatory sessions scheduled. Singer Shari Ulrich

(Feb. 7) and thmenco dancer Oscar Nieto (Feb. 6) are among the “featured pertorm-

ers. Workshops are $10 to $13. Pertormane
For a complete calendar of events, call Dan

as low as $7.
Arts Vancouver at 606-6434,

NiEWS photo Cindy Goodman

PERFORMER Marcus Moseley showcases his talent during Black History Month.

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