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THEATRE, MOVIES, concerts, fairs — there’s an unlimited
amount of festivities to take in with the family and friends
over the Christmas holiday season.

Put on your party hat, grab your dancing shoes and enjoy
the local arts scene around the Lower Mainland beginning

CINDERELLA, A Christmas pan-
tomime, opens at Presentation
House on Boxing Day, Dec. 26.
The Deep Cove Stage Society’s
adaptation of the children’s classic
returns this year after being
noticably missing last Christmas.
Evening and matinee perfor-
mances until Jan.7. Tickets at Pat-
ches, 4394 Gallant Ave. Tickets $7
for adults, $5 for children.

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS Theatre
presents its fifth annual Christmas
show, Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory Part 2-The Great Glass
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THEATRE

NORTH SHORE actress/playwright
Nicola Cavendish’s comedy play,
It's Snowing on Saltspring returns
to Vancouver this year set to
music. Adults and children aged
11 years and up will roar with
laughter at this hilarious play, star-
ring Bernard Cuffling, Fran
Gebhard and Kevin McNulty. At
the Arts Club Theatre on Granville
Island until Dec, 31.

A TRADITIONAL play for the fami-
ly, Mavor Moore’s adaptation of A
Christmas Caroj has something for
everyone. With a talented cast in-
cluding Barney O'Sullivan, the
Dickens classic provokes a sense
of wonder in any age. At the
Waterfront Theatre on Granville
{sland until Dec. 24. Reservations:
685-6217.

IF YOU enjoy the writings of W.H.
Auden and Dylan Thomas, don’t
miss Pacific Theatre's fifth annual
Christmas show, First Christmas: A
Theatrical Celebration. A dramatic
quilt of writings combined with
Celtic and contemporary music to
celebrate the meaning and
wonder of Christmas. Eleven per-
formances in all at the Richmond
Gateway Theatre until Dec.31.

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LOOKS LIKE Rain Dear, a hilarious
look at famifiar and not-so-familiar
holiday situations: Waking up on
Christmas and finding no presents,
for instance. Rap Christmas carols
and the Queen’s message as a
stand-up comedy routine are some
of the stocking-stuffers gift-wrap-
ped in the intimitable style of the
world-famous Vancouver
Theatresports league. At the Back
Alley Theatre until Dec. 30. Res-
ervations: 688-7013.

see

FINE AND Performing Arts stu-
dents from Simon Fraser University

Cowan Theatre. Local talent in-
cludes West Vancouver's Dave
Mason who plays grandpa. Great
entertainment for the family. Even-
ing showtime is 7:30 and mati-
nees, 1 and 3:30 p.m. The show
runs from Dec. 22 to Jan. 7. Phone
291-6864 for tickets.

By EVELYN JACOB :
present a wild and wacky adapta-
tion of the children’s classic, Peter
Pan. The other Peter Pan is a
modern adaptation with pirates
who try to pollute Neverland and
a crocodile that eats frog sand-
wiches. Fun for children of all
ages. Tickets are $3 for children
and $6 for adults. At the Pitt
Gailery, 36 Powell St. until Dec.
30. Phone 299-3749 for informa-
tion.

MOVIES

TWO OF CN IMAX Theatre’s most
popular films, Rainbow War and
Transitions are returning to
Canada Place for the holidays.
Transitions, the world’s only
three-dimensional IMAX film, of-
fers illusions so real that the au-

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