18 - Wednesday, April 5, 1995 — North Shore News ARTS EVENTS Compiled by Layne Christensen Around Town is a free service provided for non-profit and community arts groups. _ Please fax a press release fe your commu- nity event to 985-2104, ‘Fhe News trices to ensure Items appear In the paper at least ~ ance before the event takes place, but space constraints may limit the number of sub- missions printed. For guaranteed publica. tion contact classified (986-6222) or display advertising (980-0511). West Vancou ver Ferry ' > Building: Artists’ work needed for spring jury, April 9. West Van’s Jane - Adams exhibits Elysian Fountains, acrylic. and watercolor interpreta- tions of garden views from her stu- dio, April 4-16. Info: 925-3605. * NORTH. SHORE News: car- » toonist David MacLean shows a more-serious side in The Man:” Who . Swallowed "a “Dragon, on display at. the (ae Art Galen. till Mey 7. THE: “SEYMOUR. Art Gallery’ s : annual Discovery show, which opens “today, April.5; will this year feature the works of 41 artists. The pieces chosen best represent * the Fantasy theme criteria that jurors *’ Keith .Wallace,.” curator: of the Contemporary Art Gallery; Gordon’ ' Finlay, designer and lecturer, and Carole “Badgley, curator .of the : Seymour Art Gallery were looking ‘fori in this exhibition. : . North: Vancouver _artists partici- pating. in..the. exhibit’ include! Lea: Allen, Carole Driver, Janet Szliske, -North Shore News political cartoon- “{ ist: David Maclean, Bryce. Watson, Greg Kawezynski,’ Ryuta Kasahara, ~ Barb: Head, Kurt. Connell, ' Monica Prochazka,:: Peter Forbes, : Aryn » Hughes ‘Bowens, Suzanne- Mills, Deidre . Tessmann, : Ingelore, Dwyer, Micheal: Graham, . Jean Taylor, Marja-Leena * Rathje, Yang Hong, Lindsay Ross and Robert DeCoste. -Artists’ from West . Vancouver include. Carol: Shumas, Elizabeth ° Wood,’ Farida Mawji, Stuart. Slind and Elodie MacArthur. One of. the ‘artists ‘will-receive an Award Merit " honorarium! and four artists will be , awarded Honorable Mention prizes _ during the exhibition’s run. : Keith Wallace will lecture on the : - aftist-gallery relationship Tuesday, “Y April: Lt at 7:30 p.m: Artists and the _' public are welcome to join in with » = questions. Admission is $2 by dona- _ tion. Refreshments will be served. An Opening reception for the pub- _ tie: and participating artists“ takes +, * place this evening, between 7 and 9 ; “pm. The exhibition Tuns fo Sunday, May. 7. Presentation House Gallery: As Eye See it, photographic images by North Shore secondary school students, is on display till April 10. Info: 986-1351. Seymour Art Gallery: Info: 924-1378. West Vancouver Silk Purse Arts Centre: Jill Leir-Satter and Esther Mathews’ watercolors and natural formed sculptures on display April 4-16. Info: 922-1110. North Vancouver Museum and Archives: Selections from the City of North Vancouver's Frederick A. - Amess Memorial Collection are on display till April 9. Clearing the Land: Building a Community runs to April 9, Info: 987-5618. West Vancouver Museum and Archives: Birds of Prey — Owls, featuring 16 owl species native to Canada with mounted specimens and’ sound, Museum info and hours: 926-9254, tuns to April 13: ass, Rot m ae, ee North Vancouver City Hall: Kurt Connells oils and acrylics, to April 19; Raphael MacLouchlin'’s graphite and watercolors, April 20- May 17. North Vancouver District Hall: Gala opening of the renovated municipal hall with Squamish Nations artists Darren Yeltin and Xu-Lack-Tun, April 29, noon-3 p.m. Exhibit runs April 27-June |. West Vancouver Memorial Library: Jean Greenwood and Ruth Coxon Lewis’ watercolors on dis- play to April 30. Info: 926-3291. Centennial Theatre: Works by Elodie B. MacArnhur and Vange Brossard on display till April {5. The theatre is soliciting visual artists interested in displaying their work. Suitable for large-scale works only. Info: Ellen Gott at 983-6450. Spirit of the Cove: This new Deep Cove gallery offers arts-relat- ed evening classes and seminars, ie AG Ds ET Cs starting in April. Poems, articles and stories needed for upcoming Wednesday evening readings. Info: 929-1758. Vancouver Art Gallery: Lecture: An Attentive Eye: Dutch Painting from the Collection, April 6, 7:30 p.m. Ann Kipling’s drawings on display till April 17. New Art in China runs April 12-May 28. Info aw SASL OUINE SATE HES Chere idan Wm Mo Gaal ROWAL CANATHAN, AMEE CS AT OF Ct CUM Va be ie eae tang oth CHE host taenl Grier prevent. Uvic Auditariam, Victarla 2; Wipers, Sunday, Apel 4 15 Fighetet UV: Auditorium Bi Ofice Mctheesan Rut Office 1608) 72LAEBO Atotnds Stet 21 Orpheum Theateey Vancouver 4i$0pea, Thhete: All Ticket saster Outlets (604) 00-4444 and hours: 682-4668. Art Works Galiery explores the Art of Collage with works by West Van artist Ken Prescott, to April 21. Info: 688-3301. Joan/Dean Gallery: North Shore fashion designer-turned-artist Lisa Wolfin’s Women and Children, a show of recent paintings runs to April 28 at this Gastown hair salon/gallery. Artist’s reception: April 5, 7-10 p.m. Info: 689-1667. Harry’s: 2! Interpretations of Sponsors ~_—— per Sun | acy o reenepa] ROYAL LEPAGE Cesena KIDS FOLLOW THE. WATER SAFETY RULES DO YOU? rig The Canadian Red Cross Society See more page 19 Buy a beautiful new kitchen from us this month and — we ai help you fill j im the blanks. Marit Kitchens will give youa $500 gilt certificate on spanking new appliances. We are not talking about just any kitchens. These are Merit kitchens, no less. And therein lies the very big difference. These kitchens don't just make a value statement. It’s more like a speech. Naturally, we put our time and resources into designing and : crafting quality cabinetry. 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