=a The North Shore ine | of Theatre BC resents Festival Of Plays Monday May 8 lo Saturday, May 13 Presentation House Arts Centre 333 Chesterfield Ave. North Vancouver All performances: 8pm Schedule of Plays Monday, May 8 Escape From Happiness by George F Walker Presented by Presentation House Productions Tuesday, May 9 Nuts by Tom Topor North Vancouver Community Flayers Wednesday, May 10 Snowangel by Levis John Carino & The Dock Brief” by John Mortimer Theatre West Van Thursday, May 11 Da by Hugh Leonard North Vancouver Community Players Friday, May 12 A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee Between Shifts Theatre (Squamish) Saturday, May 13 After Baba's Funeral by Ted Galay & Eulogy by James G. Richardson Followed i Py preseniation of awards. TICKET PRICES Advantage Purchase $12 Seniors and students $11 Individual performances $14 Seniors & Students $12 Weekly Pass (before May 1) $66 Weekly Pass {after May 1} $72 Weekly Passholders are eligible to vote on the People's Choice Awards in three categories. Reservations & {nformation 990-3474 Many thanks to: NORTH SHORE CREDIT UNION tOUN DATION Enter Win Tickets The Festival of Plays! Drop oft me completed entry form at ine North Shore ! News, 1139 Lansdale Avenue North Vancouver ! Whoresdiy May J Lama of ore erty per person Trt | avsiner wil be Contacted Dy phone Ichr LINDA Humphries would like to see the Silk Purse Arts Centre come alive at night. Well Known tor its warn ambiance asa setong torr exhibits and hitcrary readinus, the Argyle Avenue space is underused by the community, sud the president of the West Vancouver Community Arty Council, the non profit association which operates the Space. “Right now, is operated mostly during the daw which 1s great tor pee ple who are retired. But we'd hke to make at mere available for people who work dunn the day i Humphries Vhe donation lat “Thursday of a grand piane should goa long way to helping the arty council achieve chat goal The piane. a 1928 Baldwin, was donated by the family ef Olwen English. an arts supporter and amateur musician who died last July atthe age of 85. ‘The isstrument was recently tuned and its keys regulated by Heaward’s Pianos of West Vancouver, where it was purchased by English about 20 years age. The Sik Purse recognized the donation April 27 with a performance by 21-year-old piams: Ryo Vanigatani, a former student of Heather English, the donor's daughter. “It’s never sounded better. The whole ambiance (at the Silk Purse) is Tense, nensiews.comt SRSIOT EN eter se aaa PATA NEWS photo Terry Peters RYO Yanigatani, a runner-up in the prestigious CBC Young Artists competition, performed last Thursday at the piano donated by the Olwen English family to West Van’s Silk Purse Arts Centre. just lovely.” said English, a Richmond resident whe made the donation, with siblings Brian English of Nanaimo and sister Sharon Green of North Van. The pertormance was part of the Silk Purse’s monthly Music and Muffins concert series. Humphries and the arts council's other board mem- bers hope to see the piano put to use. “We really want to encourage peo- ple to come and use it. We're hoping that members and member groups will come and perform, and we can do more evening concerts,” said Humphries. A single membership to the arts council is $30, $20 for a student and $45 fora couple. Mi Whe eT The piano’s arrival at the Sick Purse has already garnered inte Andy Hillhouse and wite Amy Stephen, both founders of Mad Pudding, who plan to perform a con- cert there in June. For more information, or to book a performance, call the Silk Purse at 925-7292.