Ce 1. — B8 - Sunday, October 2, 1983 - North Shore News i f e _a 3 i A new art gallery to be proud of VANCOUVER ART Gallery volunteers are busy these days as the gallery prepares to open its doors to the public at the new location in the old cour- thouse building on Georgia. Tre VANCOUVER CHAN OBER CHOIR ™ “Do yar "~ + _ & CBG RAIN PRESENT HANDEL’S CORONATIO ANTHEMS wow ww @ QQ ww @& 8:30, FRIDAY OCTOBER 14 ‘THE ORPHEUM MARIO BERNARDI, CONDUCTOR VANCOUVER CHAMBER CHOIR VANCOUVER CHORALE CBC VANCOUVER ORCHESTRA THE PROXGRAMME ALSO INCLUDES J.S. BACH’S ORCHESTRAL SUITE NO: 2 G.F. HANDEL'S CONCERTO GROSSO OPUS 6 NO 4 THIS SUNDAY Designer The Keg Boathouse invented designer omelettes a nifty name for omelettes you design yourself from goodies we convemently place before you Fresh mushrooms, «cheddar «heese, green omons, shnimp, sour cream designed by you and made in our chat ing dishes before your hungry eyes One small part of the best brunch in town By the Bayshore, by the sea, come Sunday for the view, the food, the fun THE BOATHOUSE BRUNCH $895 Omelettes! Boathouse By NANCY WEATHERLEY Every morning the downstairs of the gallery is a bustling hive of activity as volunteers stuff invitations into envelopes and generally prepare for the week long opening festivities for the gallery in mid October. It is an exciting time for those who are finally seeing their dream come true in the form of a gallery that is big enough and _ well-enough equipped to handle exhibits that were previously denied them in the smalier gallery. Brigitte Freybe, of West Vancouver, is particularly ex- cited. After twelve years of involvement with the Van- couver Art Gallery, she was voted chairman of the volunteer year. Her excitement is tangible as she talks about some of the upcoming exhibits, such as an inaugural exhibition of masterworks from the Na- tional Gallery collection, and an exhibition of paintings by modern Swiss artist Paul Klee scheduled for next spring. ‘*‘Now we are going to be an international, recognized gallery’’ she says. One of the inaugural ex- hibits will be a retrospective showing of B.C. art from 1931 (forming of the art gallery) to the present. Works from all over Canada are be- ing brought home for the oc- cassion and Freybe says that through the display ‘‘you can really see the development of B.C. art. I think that will put committee — this some pride into B.C. arts.’’ The 186 volunteers man in- formation booths, try and get the gallery membership up and some of them conduct tours. The latter is Freybe’s favorite task. ‘‘This is my real love - you stand alone with a piece of art and may be able to turn a child on to’ Art.”’ All the volunteers are cur- rently gearing up for the opening week celebrations in mid October. Tuesday through Friday evenings, Oc- tober 11 to 14, will be open- ing celebrations, with the of- ficial opening happening Fn- day morning. All members will be invited for preview peeks at the new gallery, and with ali the new members, Freybe says the computer is suffering from sie! w thanksgiving dinner join us Oct. 10th from 5:00 pm featuring a special menu 987-3388 “Across from the Capilano Suspension Bridge” overload which 1s slowing down the sending out of invitations. Anyone who joins. the gallery before October 15 can join at the old price, and after that it will cost more. More volunteers are also needed to staff the new gallery. Freybe stresses the importance of volunteers in such an establishment in- sisting they are vital to its existence. Freybe and her volunteers will staff the information desk, run the art rental pro- gram, give tours, and plan to start noon lectures for the public. Anyone wanting more in- formation on the new art gallery, membership, or volunteering, can call 682-5621. NEWS photo Eric Eggertson VANCOUVER ART GALLERY volunteer Jean Murphy ts one of dozens of people working to make the opening of the acw gallery a success. She's sending out tickets to the receptions and previews leading to the grand opening Saturday, Oc- tober 15. Brigitte Freybe (centre) ls al work organizing a $250-a-plate gala dinner for October 11.