12 ~ North Shore News - Friday, August 1

=== BRIGHT LIGHTS==
Under the Volcano mixes art with pc

REVOLUTIONIZE, ranonaitve or just plain reanze that the
tabne of today’s society is constandy undergoing vhange “That's
what the annaal Under the Volcane Fb al is all abour, Voutng
itself as “Canada’s largest annual political arts festival,” the event
attracts: thousands of people from all walks of lite. Sunday,
August £3. in North Vancouver's Cares Park, the activists and
2cnvities were in full swing. Mest of the events took place on the
main stage, but there was also a dayheht rave, demonstrations
and workshops throughout the park. Festival sites siso included
a Watertront stage, a kids” zone, and a staze dedicated te the
memory of the festival's inspiration — Malcolm: Lowr

Please dircet requests for event cover Bright faahis c/o Norih
Shore News. Fax: 985-216 bar e-anadl <lebristensendasnews.c

Dancer “Chanti" (left) and

drummer Jacques ae illic
D'Astous are both mem- : ; BS SEG Kashka beats on a drum made from an empty water bottle in the Junkyard Symphony

bers of “lotusiab’, a ‘ . SSA at Under the Voicano.
body/art collective that spe- = sie SY :
cializes in contact improv.

Jennifer Blair (left), Jennifer Goldman (centre) and

Michael Peters were busy manning the Spartacus

Books’ stall, a bookstore that specializes in “leftist politi-

cal” literature.

Matthew deBoer (left) é ‘ - fe:
played his Australian ake rae ses . eae Lara Jamison (left) watched while East Van's Luke Charie was busy selling his

didgeridoo with Dustin Angie Bedard had her hair braid- wares alongside Hare Krishna member felissa
Stonehouse and his Costa Just hanging out with the gang was North Vancouver's ed and wrapped. Purusama-Dasa who handed out hand-wrapped
Rican djembe drum. Karin Johnson (left), Mark Smith (centre) and Minko bundles of sage.

Zappa.

Musicians Cory
McLean (left) an :
Laurie O'Grogan were

aioe an are oe OS : |
waiting for Sarah Cringle (from left), Rebecca Seari, Lauren > - : = : :
Primordial Nature Jeffreys and Steph Nichols brought their own health Shannon Lem (left) and Bruce Godin Crystal Potschka's wild red hair was very
to take the stage food to the festival. “It's great, everyone's so laid back,” came from Toronto to enjoy the “music in style. She and Grog Smith said they

and “kick ass.” and atmosphere.” enjoyed the breakdancers the best.

Buy ¢ Sell » Trade * Consign.

All Sports