Rain stops parade THE HARMONY Arts Festival got off to a bumpy start this year, when poor weather forced organizers to cancel their opening night concert and parade. “We thought it would have been a nice way to kick off the parade but it just didn't work out,’’ said Judy Gosney. “The weather was certainly against us. Being so dull and dreary we just didn’t get the numbers out.’ The weather worked against the festival all week long, but Gosney said there were some positive aspects to this year's event despite the ginom. Sunday’s silent auction, for example, practically sold out. And ArtSpeaks, the lecture series introduced for the first time this year, was a success. Overall, the week-long aris festival grossed more but net- ted less than last year. Gosney said she is looking forward to a warmer, drier summer next year. irish rebel AWARD-WINNING actor Shay Duffin opened not one but two one-man shows last night at North Vancouver's Centennial Theatre. Anyone who enjoys a sharp wit and endless pas- sionate stories interspersed with song will appreciate Duffir’s Confessions of an Irish Rebel. The Irish-born performer has captured the wit and spirit of Brendan Behan — the trish playwright, novelist, poet, rebel and drunkard who died in 1964 — for the last 15 years, and this time around he'll be presenting both Confessions of an Irish Rebel and his new full- length comedy-drama, The importance of Being Irish, a jaunty two-hour tour-de- SHAY DUFFIN Sept. 4, won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstand- force in which Duffin takes audiences on a_ journey through the Dublin of his youth. Confessions, which runs to ing Lead Actor and both the L.A. and San Francisco Drama Critics’ Awards. Tickets are available through 984-4484, To the rescue TALK ABOUT fast work, When the North Vancouver Corm- munity Arts Council last its artist for this month's public art exhibit at the North Vancouver City Hall Civie Gallery, Bowen Island artist Rosemary Schouw came to the rescue. The multi-media artist put together an entire show with almost) no warning. “I was lucky,’ said Schouw, “because | had had a similar show on Bowen in June.” The Nova Scotia native’s exhibit includes delicate water- colors, prints, photography and poetry. It opens tomorrow night at the civic gallery, where the arts council will be hosting a reception for the artist from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The show continues to Sept. 15. 190 shows THE WILD Guys, that zany comedy about a cast of characters who get caught up in a men’s awareness weekend, celebrated its 100th performance Monday. Arts Club publicist Marlene Dixon says the show enjoyed almost three months of sold-out houses at the Revue Theatre and is now looking forward to continuing that trend at the Mainstage Theatre, where it is running until Sept. 11. West Vancouver actor Jackson Davies, who stars in the show, is planning to turn The Wild Guys into a movie. Chorus call THE NORTH Shote Chorus is looking for a few good men. Tenors, actually. The local choir has planned an excitt.g program for its upcoming season but still needs a few men who can hit the high notes. ’ The 60-memLer group performs roughly two concerts a year, as‘well as the odd performance at senior citizen homes. Rehearsals are Wednesdays, beginning in early September. For more information, phone Terry Duncombe at 987-9818. re Pebs) ne wees OTRAS EE IER Pa NEWS photo Cindy Goodman PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS by Vinita Phord were on exhibit in West Vancouver's Silk Purse Gallery throughout the Harmony Aris Festival. Foundation annnounces new board THE CAPILANO College Founda- tion recently announced its board of directors for 1993/94, New members include: - Phillip}. Armer, retired, former senior vice- -president, Bank of Nova Scotia, B.C. & Yukon, - Bruce Hartwick, vice-president and chief information officer, B.C. Tel, - Paul J. McElligott, president and CEO, British Columbia Railway Group of Companies, - Dr. Stephen Shalansky, phar- macist, Lions Gate Hospital, and - Amir Damji, Damji Brothers In- vestments Ltd. The Capilano College founda- THIS A CONDITIONER D FREE tion is the fundraising arm of Capilano College. The foundation seeks financial support for student scholarships and bursaries, library resources, new program development, equipment and technology. Returning board members in- clude president Daryl Collier of Collier, Hanson, Milos; past presi- dent Ninna E. Sherwood of EliMar Creations; vice-president Robin L. Wilson of Robin Wilson’ & Associates; vice-president W. Gor- don Lancaster, chief financial of- ficer, Vancouver International Air- Guin Yee Mah, port; treasurer, Money's secretary treasurer, RECEIVE WELLA WwitTtH AN Y COLOUR. Mushrooms; Douglas K. Jardine, president, Capilano College; C. Peter Jones, . retired engineer, Jones, Kwong, Kishi; F. H. Barrie Charlesworth, retired vice-presi- dent, Dillingham Construction ltd.; Allen L. Clapp of Rainbow Country Financial & Retirement Planning; P. Nick Geer, managing director — vice chairman, The Jim Pattison Group and chaiiman and president, Westar Group Ltd.; Allen M. Fowlis, president and CEO, Seaspan International Ltd.; Karin A. Hall, librarian; Capilano College; Bobbie Kadlec, volunteer fund raiser; and Jeri Krogseth, stu- dent adviser, Capilano College. SHAMPOO AND SEAVICE.