around town

AROUND TOWN,

the North Shore News’

new cntertain-

ment listing, is the place to look for live theatre, concerts,
gallcries, dance events, and pub and club performances.

Running every Friday, Around Town will list) North
Shore and Lower Mainland entertainment happenings.

MARTIN
MILLERCHIP

listings coordinator

North Shore ;
Presentation House: Absent
Friends. A witty Alan Ayckbourn
comedy. Feb.17-Mar 5, Tues.-Sat.,
8 p.m. Info: 986-1351.

Aane MacDonald Hall: Equus.
Feb. 23-27 at 8 p.m. Info: 228-
2678.

Centennial Theatre: Fiddler On the
Roof. Popular musical from
Greater Vancouver Operatic Socie-
ty. Feb. 18-20 at 8 p.m. Tx. at
VTC/CBO

Hendry Hall: Pass the Butler.
Zany farce by Eric Idle from
North Van Players. E.!1 and
Hendry. Feb. 17-20. Info: 980-
3473.

Elsewhere:

Arts Club Granville istand: Stepp-
ing Out. Comedy at a tap dance
class.

Arts Club Revue Theatre: Angry
Housewives. Musical comedy.
Runs Mon.-Fri. at 8:30 p.m., Sat.
at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Arts Club Seymour Street; Danny
And The Deep Blue Sea. A gritty,
disturbing play with superb acting.
Mon-Fri. at 8:39 p.m. Sats. at 6:30
and 9:30 p.m.: Weds. mat. at 5:30
p.m. 687-1544,

Vancouver. Playhouse: Back to
Beulah by W.O. Mitchell. Feb. 20
-. March 19. Mon.-Sat. at 8 p.m.
Sat. mats. at. 2:30 p.m. % price
mats. Feb. 24 &-Mar. 1 at I p.m.
and Mar. 9, 16 at 2:15 p.m. 280-
Back Alley Theatre: Theatresports
and improvisational comedy . Runs
Wed. to Sat. Info: 680-7013.

Q.E. Theatre: Singing in the Rain.
Feb, 16-21 at 8 p.m. Sat. and Sun.
mats. at 2 p.m. 280-4444,

Waterfront Theatre: The Cacsar
Conspiracy. Well designed and
shortened Julius Caesar. To Feb.
27, Mats. Mon.-Fri. Thurs.-Sat, a
8 p.m. 685-6217.

North Shore

Presentation House: Metropolis
Dance in performance.
Choreography by Christine Elscy
and Anna Haltrecht. Feb.18 and
19 at 7:30 p.m. 986-1351.

North Shore:
Presentation House: Athictes:
Photographs 1860-1986. An in-
triguing and exciting exhibition.
Runs Wed.-Sun., noon to 5 p.m.
Thurs., noon to 9 p.m.

North Shore Museum and Ar-
chives: Lapidary, Gibson Room.
Historical View. Birk’s Room.
Runs Wed.-Sun., 1-4 p.m. Free
admission.

Station Museum: Old tins, unusual
artifacts, fire and sports equip-
ment. Sundays only 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Free. Mahon Park, 16th and
Jones. .

N.V. District Hall: Mixed media
exhibition by senior secondary
students.

Yvon Ouellet.
Opens Feb. 23.

W.V. Memorial Library: Unity
Bainbridge. ‘‘Works From Life
and Nature." To end of Feb.

Photography.

Harrison Galleries: Celia Collin, -

Harry Heine, Kiff Holland. Mall
hours. Park Royal South.

Seymour Art Gallery: Sketches of
the Auvergne. Works by Paul
Deggan and his students from the
annual summer workshop offered
by. Capilano College. Also
displayed are works from the col-
lege Clay and Textile Department.
From Feb. 17. Mon-Fri., 9-4 and
Wed. eve., 7-9. 1200 Caledonia Ave.

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NEWS photo Nell Lucente

GETTING READY for their school’s upcoming band night are young
musicians in Handworth’s senior band. Performed at North Vancouver's
Centennial Theatre Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. the Handsworth Spectacular III

features a variety of bands.

N.Y. City Hall: Will Stiphout . 25
photos.

N.V. Courthouse: Tom Simington.
Watercolors. 200 E. 23 St.

North Shore

W.V. Rec Centre: West Vancouver
Big Band. Dance with the Razz-
matazz Dancers. Feb. 20 at 8 p.m.
Tx. at door.

W.V. United Church: Baroque
Concert. Part of the West Van-
couver Chamber of Music Series.
Sat. Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. 2062 Es-
quimalt, Tx. at W.V. Rec. Centre.

North Shore:

Presentation House: Folk Club

meets the first and third Monday
at 8 p.m. :
Cogch House Ina:
Wireworks, Feb. 18-20.
Wildchild , Feb. 25-27,
Hearthside Lounge: Ted. Fleet-
wood, Feb. 17-20, 24-27.
Rusty Gall: Silverlade. This
weekend, plus Sat. aft. jam ses-
sion.

Billy Cowsill, Feb. 24 - 27.

Bowen Pub: Live music every Fri.
& Sat. Water taxi home from Snug
Cove at 12:15 a.m.

Troller Pub: Live bands every
Thurs-Sat.

Stages:

HOaPRIT

6422 Bay, Horseshoe

Series
goes for
Baroque

THE WEST Vancouver Chamber
Music Concert Series kicks off this
weekend with the first of three
concerts to be held at the West
Vancouver United Church.

Under music director Gerald
Stanick, the series will feature A
Baroque Concert Feb, 20. The
Florestan Trio March 5 and
Beethoven, Mozart and Others
April 8.

As weil as presenting the 8 p.m.
concerts, organizers of the annual
series are hoping to raise money to
sponsor a music scholarship at the
University of B.C.

Now starting its sixth year, the
series has grown with each per-
formance, each time attracting
larger and larger audiences, ex-
plained John Leighton, music
director for the Friends of Music
Society, one of the series co-spon-
sors.

Following the chamber music
concert is the Deep Cove Chamber
Soloists playing Bach, Handel,
Purcell and Telemann at the West
Vancouver church Feb. 21.

Joining the soloists is Gerald van
Wyck on harpsicord and organ.

For details on this 3 p.m. Music
in the Afternoon concert, call
922-9171.

The Handsworth music program
is. presenting the Handsworth
Spectacular III, a senior concert of
music, at. North Vancouver’s Cen-
tennial Theatre Feb. 24 at 7:30
p.m.

Handsworth Spectacular IJ! will
include all of the school’s senior
bands.

Tickets are available at the
theatre door or through Hand-
sworth Secondary.

North Vancouver’s Ramcoff
Concert Society’s Lunch & Listen
series presents music of Bolling,
Berkeicy and Weber at Burnaby’s
B.C. Tel building Feb. 23. .

Featured will be Anne-Elise Kef-
fer on flute, Gene Ramsbottom on
clarinet and Melinda Coffey on
piano in the 11:30 to | p.m. con-
cert. For details: 986-6838.

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