around town

AROUND TOWN, the North
Shore News’ entertainment
listing, is a free service provided
for North Shore and Vancouver
cultural events. Deadline is the
Friday prior to the Wednesday
issue you request. Only written in-
formation is accepted. The News
will do its best to ensure the items
appear in the paper, but space
constraints may limit the number
of submissions printed. North
Shore events are given priority.

North Shore

Presentation House: The Sea Horse.
Brassy, tender romance between two
mismatched souls searching for love in
a rough waterfront bar. Opens Oct. 18.
Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m. to Nov. 3. $1279.
Res: 986-1351.

Hendry Hall: Separate Tables. North
Vancouver Community Player's season
opener. To Oct. 27. Wed.- Sat. at 8
p.m. $8/5. Res: 983-2633.

Centennial Theatre: A Celibate
Season. Blanche Howard’s comedy
about a professional couple facing

separation tor a season. Moodyville
Theatre Company's second season

opener. Oct. 17-21. Wed.-Sun., at 8
p.m. $10/7.50.

orth Shore

s-srth Shore Alliance Church:

d. 5er/songwriter Carolyn Arends in
concert. Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets:
984-6422.

Handsworth Secondary School:

Homecorning 90 Concert. Featuring jr.

and se. jaz ensembles, orchestra, and
jr. and intermediate concen bands.
Oct. 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the
main gym. Inio: 987-3381.
Centennial Theatre: Bel Canto Tro.
Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. Info: 984-4484.
Ferry Building at Ambleside Landing:
Ongoing fiusic in the Gallery. Sun-
days, from 2-3 p.m, Until Dec. 16

North She-e
Centennial Theatre Lobby Gallery:
Lindsay Ross and Liberia Marcuzzi,

Sashimi served with style

From page 25

lies: semi-private rooms in which
children of all ages afflicted with
the demons of fidgetosis can
writhe and wander to their hearts’
content without embarrassing
parents and alienating the entire
restaurant.

I've always found service at
Ichiban to be relatively efficient
but somehow less gracious than
the service found in other North
Shore Japanese restaurants.

Things have improved marginal-
ly since my last visit.

Ona recent Saturday night we
arrived at 5:30 p.m. to find one
waitress plugged into a restaurant
phone negotiating a takeout order
and another looking somewhat
confused at our arrival.

But we were eventually ushered
into our tatami room, where the
wee folk were released from their
behavioral shackles.

And things rapidly iraproved
from there.

Surveying the Ichiban’s special
drinks menu, | passed on a Bansai
cocktail (sake on the rocks) and
opted instead for a more tradi-
tional chilled Kirin beer ($3.50).

A quick perusal of ichiban’s
menu revealed a good range of
varied Japanese favorites: from
Robata (Japanese barbecued
foods) to teriyakis, sushi, sashimis
and tempuras.

The restaurant also features
more westernized offerings such
as New York Steak ($12.50), pres-
ented in a teriyaki sauce, and
more extreme Japanese fare such
as Unagi-Donburi (barbecued eel
on rice, $9.50).

For patriotic West Coasters, B.C.

rolls are an excellent choice:
crunchy salmon skin rolled in
sticky Japanese rice, decorated
with sprigs of watercress.

Apply a thin slice of pink Japa-

nese ginger, a dab of green wasabi

horseradish, dip in soya, and, as
annoying waiters from the gleeful
end of the service industry spec-
trum are wont to say: Enjoy.

Ichiban's special sushi selection
($11.50) is moderately interesting:
tuna, salmon, fish roe, prawns,
and geoduck, but includes little
that is surprising or exciting.

Beef Tataki ($8.50), however, in-

troduces a nice off-speed change
from minirnalist seafood.
The selection comes from

ichiban’s extensive sashimi list anc

features raw beef, flash braised,
thin-sliced, and presented with a
lively Japanese-style salsa of
tomato, green onions and hot
pepper. .

| also tried a Hamachi Kama
($7.50, Yellow Tail) from the res-
taurant’s Robata section.

The small chunk of Yellow Tail
came barbecued with a slice of
lemon, a sprig of parsley and a
small side dish of soya sauce.

The fish's skin was crispy and
salty; its flesh tlaky and juicy.

We finished with a selection of

Italian ice cream, which is so often

used by Japanese restaurants to
provicie Western-style desserts.

Besides the initial service hic-
cups, our Ichiban experience was
good.

japanese food fans of all
denominations will continue to
find something to enjoy at the res-
taurant.

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paintings. To Nov. 1.

Artest Gallery, 336 Lonsdale Ave.:
Kwangju Memorial. A series of paper
prints smuggled out of South Korea. To
Oct. 34. Gallery hours: Tues. -Sat..
noon-t0 p.m. Info: 988-ARTS.
Seymour Art Gallery: furied Drawing
Competitan. To Nov. & Gallery hours:
Mon.-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Wed. eves
7-9 p.m. 1203 Caledonia Ave., North
Vancouver, next to library in com-
munity wing of Seycove C'ty Sec.
Schoo:, Info: 929-7981.

Alpha Gallery: Lyric Visions, Fugitive
Realins, A retrospective of paintings
and drawings by Ron Falcioni. To Nov.
15. Gallery hours: Tues.-Sat. Noon-5:30
p.ra, Info: 926-1263.

Presentation House Gallery: 8i/!
Jones: Investigations, Meditations
Lamentations. Selections: 1970-1990,

ST. CATHERINE’S

Anglican Church
1058 Ridgewood Drive
North Van 985-0666

SUNDAY SERVICES
8am _ Holy Eucharist
9:45 am Church School &
Nursery
10am Holy Eucharist

WEDNESDAY
10am = Holy Eucharist
Bible Study

The Reverend William P. Pike, Rector
The Reverend Willred Sullivan, Asst. Priest
Show your guint — Come ack to Churen

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Wednesday, October 17, 1990 — North Shore News ~ 27

Opens Oct. 18 at 8 p.m., with artist in
attendance. Gallery hours: Wed to
Sun, neon to 5 p.m., Thurs, noon to 9
p.m. Info: 986-1351.

West Vancouver Memorial Library:

A Touch of Truth, abstracts painted on
glass and then transterred to wood or
canvas. By jim Gladden. To the end of
the month. Info: 926-3291, local 311.
Eco-tnfo Centre in Capilano Mall:
Imagination Market’s Lamp Show.
Through December. Thurs. 7-9 p.m.;
Sat. 5 p.m. Info: 921-7950.

North Shore Museum and Archives:
Gadgets and Mis-invertions. Free.
Wed.-Sun. 1-4 p.m. 209 W. 4th. Info:
987-5618. Also, Double Vision:
Stereoscopic Photography. Three-D
images from 187G-present.

The Ferry Building, Ambleside
Landing: A Sorenson Three Generation
Show. Opens Oct. 23. To Gct. 28.
Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily,
Norma Sorenson will be attendance
from 1:30-3 p.m. daily.

An exotic Safari into the

heart of fine East African Indian Cuisine

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Valid to Aug. 31, 1990.

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1344 LONSDALE AVE.
NORTH VANCOUVER

RESERVATIONS 984-2 75

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Now that you're recycling your paper, returning your containers,
reusing your scrap and composting your waste, you might
want to join others in praying for this green earth God gave us.
If it’s worth saving, isn’t it worth praying for?

Show your spirit. Come back to church,

The Anglican Church

For more information call 684-6306