e galleries : Ee. Dundarave Cafe: -4 Celebranion af Celaur Vie watercolours and: mosaics ot Sunny Stringer. “bo March 20, Ferry Building Gallery: Spirusof the Land. Photographs by Benn Fung and aquaprints by Frank Jaisovsky. To March 7. Spring Fever. The paintings of Walter Giesbreeht, HH MicRac and Daphne MeLean. Opens March 9 with an arnsts’ talk at ll am. and a reception, 6- 8 p.m. Gallery hours: Haim. to 8 p.m., closed Mondays. Information: 925-7266. The Gallery at Artisan Square, Bowen Island: Looking Back: Bowen's Art History. Paintings and pho- tographs by islanders and visi- tors. To March 7. Fri-Sun, noon-4 p.m. The Manifest Gallery: Landscapes and Other Lofty Themes. Rob Des Cotes’ watercolours and mixed media. To March 25. Mon- Fri, 9 a.m. to noon. W. 16th at Marine, N.V. North Shore Arts Commission: Lraminogra pis. The abstract images and holo- graphic patterns of Sidney Kocib. March 8-26. North Vancouver District Hfali: Karen Radi’s acrylics and Wilbur Grant’s Native wood carvings. To March 25. Exhibits are a program of the N.V. Community — Arts Council and open Mon-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. North Vancouver Museum and Archives: Towing The Const: Seaspan and its Predecessors, 1898-1988. The story of Seaspan highlighting stories of deep sca towing and salvage and the develop- - ment of the self-dumping barge. Prince George - Eventually. Len Norris car- toons. To March 14. Early Sports, Photographs and text trace the carly development of soccer, baseball and lacrosse. To March 28. Museum open Tues.-Sun, noon to 5 p.m. PGE Railway Station: Shipyard Snapshots: Cover to Cover. The colourful covers of the Wallace Shipbuilder, Burrard Dry Dock’s employ- ce publication during the Second World War. To March 14. Weds.-Sun. noon to 4 Library: Mabiaz Atanthoosgara, Pastel and colour pencil work. Judy Prenderqacd. Watercolours and aervites on the theme Wallflowers and Bevond. To March 7. fatrodaction Darab TL. Shabahang’s oil, water: colours and nied media. Planet Earth From Ovbit, Anne Zaleski’s watercolours. Reception, artists in atten: dance, March 8. 7:30-8:30 pm. West Vancouver Museum and Archives: Aw achminwavll: Showing of the Pictures. Mildred Valley Thornton's collection of Squamish Nation ancestors” portraits. 700 History of West Vanconver. An ongoing dis- play of historic documents and photographs. Cedar Bark Weaving with a member of the Squamish Nation, March 13, 1-4 p.m. $39.59. Workshop information: 925- 7270. Exhibit hours: Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4:30 p.m; archives open Tues. and Weds. only. Information: 925-7270. thea le School: La Cage Aux Folles. Musical comedy runs March 8-10 at 7:30 p.m. and March 7 at 2 p.m. Tickets : 985-3181, local 234. See story this week. Capilano College Performing Arts Theatre: Murder Mystery Fundraiser with Murder Unlimited. Fundraiser for the theatre. Prizes. $25/20 including appetizers. March 6 at 6:30 p.m. Box office: 990-7816. Centennial Theatre: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. North Shore Light Opera presents" Stephen Sondheiny’s witty musical. Maret 12, 13, 18- 2), 25 27 at 8S pam., March 14,22, 23 a2 pom.. March 23 ar 7 pam. Tickets: 984 4484. noon-4 pan. Deep Cove Shaw Theatre: Nantes OFF Funny farce with a theatrical theme. March 10- 27 (Weds -Satbat 8 pin. SIV. Reservations: 929- D450, Hendry Hall: in Luspector Calls. J.B. Priestlew’s endur ing mystery that has some: thing to sav about the class struggle. To March 13. Wed- Sat at 8 pam. $12/10. Reservations: 983-2633, Reviewed this week. Seycove School: Goodnight Desdemana (Goudmorning Juliet). Award-winning phy ramps through Shakespeare. March 5 at 7:30 p.m. S8S/5. Tickets: 929-5411. West Vancouver Memorial Library: Une visite a Paris. A comedy in three languages by students from Ecole Pauline Johnson, March 6, 10:30 a.m. Free, bur space is limited so pre-register at 925-7468. Windsor School: Images A play about teen issues by a young group called Teens M.A.D. March 5 at 7 p.m. $6/5/4. Information: 929- 2361. Arts Club Theatre: Te Walronsteins. This humorous one woman show created by North Van resident Frannie Sheridan has toured North America. To March 7, Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m and Sun matinees at 3 p.m. Box office: 687-1644. Firehali Arts Centre: Four Over Three. Vancouver Moving Theatre presents three unique pieces incorpo- rating music, dance, theatre and drumming. To March 7 at 8 p.m. $15/12/7. St. Andrew’s Wesley Loa A ae f= Getting Married? Join us at our free _ Bridal Showcase March 22nd Hollyburn Country Club Church: Tony a? Tina's Wedding. Comic parncipato- ry Tralian wedding. Thurs.- Sat. at 6:15 pam. Vickers start at S60 inchiding “reception” meai at Chardonnays Restaurant. Group discounts, 280-3311. Stanley Theatre: Moun Over Buffalo, Broadway theatre farce. March 1i-Aprii 4. Box office: 7312-4301. Studio 58: The Taming of the Shrew. Yo March 7. Box otfice: 323-5227. Vancouver East Cultural Centre: Suburban Motel. Two George F. Walker come dies run in repertory: Vancouver Playhouse presents Adult Entertatunent and Green Thumb Theatre pre- sents Problem Child. March 4-21. Information: 873- 4311. Vancouver Playhouse: Tartuffe. A modern adapta- tion of Molicre by David King. March 1-27. Box office: 873-3314. Capilano College Performing Arts Theatre: Dee Daniels in concert with Juno Award winner Brad Turner and the A Band and Rejean Marois 8 Nitecap. March 5 at 8 p.m. $18/12. Box office: 990-7810, Centennial Theatre: Mrelqrave Schaal Concert. March 4, Details: 984-9030. Lynn Valley United Church: Vielin Master Class presented by Denes Zsigmondy. March 10, 6:30- 9:30 p.m. $5. North Shore Unitarian Church, W.V.: U-Play Ste Calendar pane 2B JAZZ singer Dee Daniels performs with the A Band and Nitecap tonight at the Capilano College theatre. aS AVEER’S HIGHLIGHTS > {india Québécois running through March 8 > Plastic Heople of the Universe — Mar. $ > Tragically Hip/By Divine Right — March 1] & 12 B Cinéma Québecois at the Pacific Cinematheque until March 8. See Page 27. & The Plastic People of the Universe — from the Czech ublic — perform at Richard’s on Richards at 10 p-m. on Tuesday, March 9. The group formed in 1968 as Soviet tanks rolled through Prague. Eight years later they were iraprisoned for their art. Rolling Stone writer David You're probably saying you've heard it all before: rich boy falls for the ® beautiful, sickly girl from the wrong side of the tracks. His father, fear- jag damage te the family name, sets Fricke describes their sound as being rooted “in the Sixties iconoclasm of the Velvets, early Zappa, Captain Beetheart and the Fugs.” : —— Michnel Recker @ Tragically Hip and By Divine Right, GM Place, March I! and 12. The Hip’s Canadian tour of hockey arenas hits Vancouver next weck. See Bob Mackin’s interview with By Divine Right on page 25. p-m. Foot of Lonsdale. We lcome Wr agon Presentation House Gallery: Dark Odyssey. The work of photojournalist Philip Jones Griffiths, known for his coverage of the Vietnam War. Feb. 27-April 11. Weds.-Sun., 12-5 p.m. Thursday to 9 p.m. Advnission: pay what you can. Ron Andrews RecCentre: Miriam Aroeste. Hand-built, raku-fired ceramics. To March 7. Tader Serban. March 7-April 20. Seymour Art Gallery: from ‘the GIGANTIC to the minia- ture: Gulliver remembered. Giant and Liiliputian sculp- tural installations by Virginia Abbott, lize Bebris, Jennifer Gottesman and Roch Smith. Opening reception March 3, 7-9 p.m. Hours: noon to 4 p-m., Tues.-Sun., closed Mondays. Sitk Purse Arts Centre: Here and So, Thas and There. Artist Martin Henry’s water- colours. Feb 23-Mar 7. Home Ties, Carolyn Nicholson's watercolours and paper sculp- > tures and Adrienne Nicholson's acrylics and col- lage. Hours: noon to 5 p.m. West Vancouver Memorial out to separate the blissful pair. B Passion moves from ballroom to ii boudcir to heartbreak city. 929-2920 Dericka 987-9623 Peggy for more info Listes again. This i La Traviata, arguably one of thet greatest operas ever written. With passion, sacrifice and scandal pro- viding the backdrop, Verdi gives itl- "fated love a whole new tune. 13/16/18 | 20/22 PERFORMANCES AT 8 PM (MONDAY 7:30 PM) QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE GIUSEPPE VERDI'S TicketMaster 280.3317 www. ticketmaster.ca SIGNALS DESIGN / IMAGES THO RERT THE VANCOUVER SES