22 ~ Friday, July 3, 1998 — North Shore News Palace frescoes kept in perfect conditicn From page 13 hearts were pumping with emotion as well as from the high altitude. It was a magical experience. We encountered pilgrims who walk hundreds of miles "“prostrating themselves every six feet, to make their obci- sance. Many others were hold- ing prayer wheels, each turn spins prayers printed on r inside the wheel so th cae accumulate merits; in the other hand they cont to 108 on their rosary, murmuring the universal mantra “Om Mani Padme Hum” the sym- bolic sound of Buddhist com- passion. ‘The principal building, th the icent White Palace of the Potals, was built in the 17th century and was the home of the Dalai Lama, and ~ their monastic staff for more _. than 300 years. Ic has over : Be and is 13 storeys “. The white section in front had a sccular and con- - ‘the golden tombs of the Dalai ‘Lamas; and ‘contains hundreds of omate chapels and shrines «full of precicus gilded statues. Itis a treasure house with an ‘« uni ievable collection of jew- Beneath it all lay treasure _ chambers, monastic cells, gra- 2 and store rooms, and WEST Vancouver artist Daniel Izzard’s painting of the Potala Palace is one of the pieces featured in the Roundhouse’s Tibetan project. ebrating Tibet Ce THE Roundhouse project Celebrating Tibetan Culture: Ancient and Modern takes in a number of events. TODAY: Scattered Like Seeds: Tibetans in Exile, a slide show by Kami Kametsuka of the photogra- pher’s recent travels in Dharnisala with profiles of Tibetan refugees. Admission is by donation, 6 p.m. at the Roundhouse. SUNDAY: World Tibet Day, in ceicbration of the Dalai Lama’s birthday, will be observed noon to 4 p.m. at the Roundhouse. Tibetan dancers, traditional cuisine, demonstrations, speeches and prayers mark the occasion. Admission is free. MONDAY: Tibetan Buddhist nun Anila Ann McLean will teach meditation, 1 to 3 p.m. Angela Hryniuk reads poetry written on a recent trip to Dharmsala, 3 to 4 p.m. TUESDAY: Pacific Cinemateque Theatre presents a doubie-bill: the re-released 1957 classic Seven Years in Tibet and Martin Scorcese’s $5 saillion cinema hit Kundun. Singer Annic Lennox’s film short, Testimony, an interview with former Tibetan political pris- oner Palden Gyaiso, will also be shown. Tickets are $6 and $5 at the door, $7.50 and $6 for the doubie bill. Showings at 7 and 9:15 p.m. TO FRIDAY: Celebrating Tibetan Culture: Ancient and Modern, an exhibition of contemporary artwork by 21 Vancouver-based artists who support the Tibetan cause continues at the Roundhouse Tuesday to Friday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., 9 to 5 p.m. and you might also want to check with your doctor about the altitude in Lasa (11,900 feet). 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Thirty chairs will be showcased at the festival, which runs to July 11. Concert: goers can avoid the ferry traffic, however, by catching a handful of choirs in performance right here on the North Shore. Monday, July 6 at 7:30 p.in. choirs from Slovenia, Honolulu and Hungary will perform at Hightands Unired Church in Edgemont Village. A Ugandan choir will perform Wednesday, July 8 also at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Anglican Church, Chesterfieid and 13th in North Van. Tickets tor each night are $12 and $10. Call 980-7349 for Monday's concert, 987-8788 for Wednesday's. aoa Spend summer at the station. Every Sunday throughout July and August rhe Pacific Great Eastern Station, located in the Seven Seas parking lot at the foor of Lonsdale, will be the site for focal art and live music. Art will be exhibited from noon to 2 p.m, Musicians will perform from 2 to 4 p.m. Featured this Sunday will be painter Ann Hurst and jazz group the Don Hardy Trio. 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