38 ~ Sunday, September 6, 1992 - North Shore News

Science World welcomes seniors for quiet times

AFTER THE tourists go home and before the school field
trips begin, Science World is an excellent destination for
seniors seeking unique and entertaining experiences in a

quiet atmosphere.

That’s why Vancouver’s
hands-on interactive science centre
is hosting A Celebration of
Seniors from Tuesday, Sept. 8 to
Friday, Soot. 18.

In addition io aii of the
fascinating permanent exhibits,
special events for seniors on
health and financial issues, travel
and hobbies will be held.

Highlights from the celebration
include such diverse activities as
lectures and talks with senior
ceiebrities like impresario Hugh
Pickett, gardener Brian Minter,
television host Joyce Resin, col-
umnists Bob Nicolson and Kay
Alsop, bingo games, tai chi and
square dancing demonstrations,
tips on travelling from Gullivers,
the Elder Hostel Association and
varigus tour groups, ideas on how
tc become familiar with com-
puters, an historical fashion show,
and how to meet peopie and make
friends in -your older years.

From Friday, Sept. .11 to Sun-
day, Sept. 13, the focus will be on
train transportation. Making
Tracks will include displays from
several Lower Mainland . train

clubs, as well as models from BC
Rail and the Canadian Railroad
Historical Association and
displays from the B.C. Society of
Modet Engineers, BC Transit and
the West Coast Railway Associa-
tion,

All seniors visiting during A
Celebration of Seniors will be in-
vited to enter to win a wide varie-
ty of door prizes including a basic
gardening course at VanDusen
Botanical Garden, gift certificates
to Sprinklers Restaurant and the
Ferguson Point Teahouse Restan-
ram in Staniey Park and Solid
Gold Coupon Books.

The grand. prize will be a
weekend for two in Victoria
featuring one night’s accommoda-
tion in a deluxe room in the Em-
press Hotel, transportation aboard
the Royal Sealink Express from
Vancouver Harbour to Victoria
Harbour, a free weekend car
rental from Avis Rent A Car, a
gift certificate for dinner at La
Petite Colombe Restaurant, two
passes and a gift certificate for tea
at the Butchart Gardens, and two
passes to visit the Royal British

Columbia Museum.

Science World, located in the
silver ‘‘golf ball” on the old Expo
site, is a great place to spend the
whole day. Visitors can blow
square bubbles, play a giant piano
with their toes and get friendly
with spiders and snakes.

September is traditionally a
quiet time, which means people
will be able to experience ali of
the interactive exhibits without
having to compete with busloads
of school children.

“The staff is looking forward
to welcoming all seniors and hav-
ing time to demonstrate the dif-
ferent exhibits to them,"’ say or-
ganizers.

Organizations that come as a
group (15 or more people) can
also take advantage of the centre’s
group rates. Groups must book in
advance by calling the reservations
office at 687-8414,

For the purpose of admission,
“‘seniors’’ are defined as anyone
55 years or elder with valid iden-
tification. Admission is $4.50 for
seniors, $7 for seniors who would
like to include a trip to the Cm-
nimax® Theatre in their visit.

A Celebration of Seniors is
sponsored at Science World by
Vancouver City Savings Credit
Union.

Apply early for successful writing course

ONE OF Capilano College’s most
~ “successful writing courses will run

only once in the 1992-93: academic
- year — and students should apply

early if they want a place in it.-

“We're planning to .run some
new courses in the spring,’’ says
course instructor Crawford Kilian,

“so. Communications 280 (Mar-

. keting Commercial Fiction) could
-: be offered’ .only in the fall..Since
- applications: for. admission to the

. college are soaring;. people: should

-; apply: for:. the course’ early « and .
". then’ meet’ with me. as

soon. as
possible to discuss their: writing
plans, ”

Communications 280 offers
“practical, » market-oriented help
* for aspiring _ novelists, short-story

LE _ writers, and ‘authors of children’ 5

~ fiction.

“I’s a very tough market out °°
a “Tougher -
“than ever. So the writer trying to.

there,” says Kilian.
break cin - should know, every
possible way to save time and
energy in producing a salable

“manuscript. and getting it to the

~ right publisher. ‘That’s what this
"course is all about.’? ~
A prolific author, - Kilian has
’ published’ 10 novels (most recently
“a fantasy, Greenmagic) and five
‘other. books as well as numerous
.:atticles. and columns. A number
of his commercial-ficcion students

have published or
publishing contracts.

Among them are Grace Green,
a successful romance writer now
working on her. seventh novel, and
William Mitchell, who has signed
a contract with Del Rey Books in
New York for a series of ‘‘kung-
fu’’ historical novels.

Another student, science-fiction
writer Don Hilderhrandt, has also
just published his first novel with
Del Rey.

Hildebrandt and two other stu-
dents -— Rhea Rose and Clolie
Rich — have published in On
Spec, 2 Canadian science fiction
magazine,

Rose has also published i in a re-
cent ' science fiction anthology,
while Rich was.a nominee for the
‘Casper’? award for the best Ca-
nadian science fiction short story.

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‘I’m Jooking for people “who

want to write commercial fiction
—. mysteries, thrillers, romances,
science fiction, fantasy, children’s
books — usually in paperbacks,”’
says Kilian.

“Succeeding in those genres
isn’t easy, but if ycu’re willing to

° invest the time and effort you can

improve the odds. °

“*Ideally, students spend the
i5-week course developing a
complete .nanuscript, or a couple
of sample chapters and an outline.

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CMNS 280 will run on Tuesday
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SCIENCE WORLD volunteer Vi Follis (right\ demonatrates. the
dynamics of angular momentum to Joyce Resin, host: of: C&C
Television’s The Best Years. Science World Is husy prepering for

its A Celebration of Seniors, in which Resin wil'’be participating, |. -

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