NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

_BLUEGAASS Exprise’ Bruce Harvey, en mandolin, and
“Theresa Dirkson, on : double bass, perform at the park.

‘Concerts continue

PANORAMA Park is once again the setting for.sum-

mertime Concerts in the Cove.

> This i is the third year for the popular series of ¥f outdoor perfor-
;Manices, co-sponsored by North Van City and District.

““-- ‘The free concerts run Fridays through July and August, 7 to 9
p.m. Bluegrass Express kicked off the series last Friday. -
:. Nigel Flack and the Blues Attack bring hard-grocving blues
‘to the stage July -19. Claire Brett plays Acadian and Cajun folk
" music July 26. Caravan with Daniel Lapp perforra Gypsy-inflect-

~ ed jazz Aug. 2, Acoustic blues revivalists Flatland Six play Aug.

.9, Country music artists How Many In Your Trio entertain Aug.

. 16..Van Latin Connection’s merengue | music fills the air Aug. 23.

. ‘Tuxedo Juziction wraps it up with swing music on Aug. 30. For
more information, Phone Parks Events at 987-7529. _-

a Layne Christensen

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Seon artists

CALLING all sketch artists...
the 12th annual Clam
Chowder Cook-off nears and
the organizing committee is in
need of artists to record the
events of the day.

The cook-off takes place at
Waterfront Park, located just
west of the Seabus terminal in
North Vancouver, on Sunday,
July 21, from noon to 4 p.n.

Each year as many as 25
teams strive to create the best
baich of creamy clam chow-
der. Five years ago the com-
mittee began the tradition of
recruiting artists to sketch
each team so that team mem-
bers would have w reward for
their efforts.

Each artist is required to
draw or paint two teams.
Forty-five minutes is allotted
per team. The artist will
receive a $40 honorarium and
a festival T-shirt.

Interesied artists who are
adventurous and confortable
with caricature and cartoon
drawing are asked to call

TELEVISION... If

Marie Bisson-Montpetit at the
North Vancouver Recreation
Commission, 987-6453.
CHORISTERS in search of a
choir may want to check out
North Shore Chorus. The
community-based choir is in
need of sopranos, altos, tenors
and basses to fill its ranks dur-
ing the 1996/97 — season.
Rehearsals are Wednesdays
from 7:30 to 9:45 p.m.
Individuals who enjoy singing
wre invited to call 983-6543
and leave a message with
voice box #1377.

‘ARTISANS $ can sell. their

wares at Crafts du Soleil, a
craft market at Panorama Park
that takes place Friday
evenings through July and
August in conjunction’ with
Concerts in the Cove. Craft
artists can call Marie at 983-
6453 to set up an uppointment
to have their work adjudicat-
ed,

— Layne Christensen

upcoming

episodes of the Knowledge Network's
“Readers and Writers” series is half as
‘interesting as last ‘week's film biogra-
phy ‘of George Orwell was, you'd be
well advised to set the VCR on record

for 8 p.m., on- Monday, Aug. 5.

For that matter, set your machine to record each of the
episodes the Knowledge Network (Channel 5) is airing on
Monday evenings throughout the surnmer.

The literary schedule includes:

* David Mamet, Aug. 5 at 8 p.m.

* Edward Albee, Aug. 5 at 9 p.m.
* John Steinbeck, Aug. 12 at 8 p.m.

* Aldous Huxley, Aug. 12 at 9 p.m.

* Stanislaw Lem, Aug. 19 at 6 p.m.

¢ Alice Walker, Aug. 26 at 9 p.m.

— Andrew McCredie

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* BC Ferries and Catamaran Ferries International Inc. (CFI) would like to ‘thank y you for
your patience during the noisy “deep dynamic compaction” process, an important step
_in the construction of the new fast ferry assembly facility. :

You will be glad to know that the work now being carried out at our Pier 94 site is
proceeding on schedule, and will be wrapped up during the week of July 22nd. We
will continue to restrict compaction to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m."

This project. is exempt from the review of provincial capital expenditures since it is _

legally committed.

Construction of the fast ferry facility is scheduled to be finished by mid-September...
It will help revitalize the North Shore's marine and shipbuilding industries, offering -
a unique opportunity for British Columbians to compete.in the world market.

For more information about the fast ferry program, call (604) 681-5373.

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