AROUND TOWN

Ron MacDonald. Gardening for

Benner and Mike

and Sculpture, lecture and dis- cussion on the art of Donatello.

Designs, April 20, 9:30. a.m-12 p.m. $25. Garden Design with Flowers and Foliage, informa-

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NEWS het Chty Goodmen ARTIST RON Benner crouches beside one of his works presently on display at Presentation House as part of his A// That Has Vatue exhibition. In addition to the pieces in the North Vancouver gallary, the artist has, as part of the exhibition, erect- ed a billbcard on the lawn of Presentation House and installed photo murals at Lonsdale Quay and a Save On Foods stere.

Van's

tion includes works by West Madeleine Chisholm (Neat Things Studio), to June

Reservation and info: 986-1351. | Hendry Hall Theatre: 7he Stillborn Lover, set in Ottawa in

Compiled by Ann Hamitton

. Around Town is a free service pro- ..Wided for nos-profit snd community

- \arts groups. Please fax a press’ release for your entcrtainment event + to. 985-2204, The News tries to ensure ~. items appear in the paper at least

: once before the event takes place, but space constraints may limit the num- ‘ber of submissions printed. .For

guaranteed publication contact clas-. sified (986-6222) or display advertis-

“Ing (980-0511).

- Presentation House Arts

Centre: to May. 12, All That’

. ~ Has Value, an exhibition focus- *. ing on food by Ron Benner. :,Ongoing to May. 12, Wed.-Sat.,

“68 p.m. All. That Has Value, -

"-\'Billboard and —_ Indigenous ‘. Garden, collaboration by artists

Butterflies, workshop by Mike MacDonald, pre-register by calling 986-1351, $10, 2-5 p.m., ‘April 20, Gallery hours: Wed.- Sun. 12-5 p.m., Thur. 12-9 p.m. West Vancouver Meraorial Library: Memories, watercolor works by artist Jocelyn Wade, to April 28. Simple Pleasures, Special Moments, watercolors

’ by artist Linda Bell, to April 28.

Info: 925-7400.

West Vancouver Museum and Archives: West Van Callects zuns to Aug. 18. Gallery hours:

' Tue.-Fri.. 12 to 4:30 p.m.

Archives hours: Wed/Thur., 12 04:30pm.

Ferry - Building Gallery: Winter hours are 1) am..to 5

p.m. daily, closed Mondays.

Free admission. Info: 925-7290. Silk Purse Aris Centre: Articulate Lectures: Emotion

Michelangelo, Bernini. and Rodin, with artist and art histori- an Justin Newell, April 23, 7- 9:30 p.m., $13.33. Pre-register: 925-7270. Art Box Gift Shop offers specialty gifts and hand- made crafts. Call Carolyn Thorpe at 987-7585 for an appointment. Galfery hours: Tuesday to Friday {1 am.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 12-5 p.m. Music and Muffins con- certs every third Thursday of the month, 10-11 am. 925-7292.

Seymour Art Gallery: A Rooted Passion, botanical watercolors depicting flora from around the world by artist Mary Camber Miles, continues to April 28. Ikebana demonstra- tion and hands-on workshop with Kazu Takahashi and Barbara James of Adachi Sumi School of Japanese Floral

tive talk, by Ayuku Inouei, land- scape designer and master gar- denes. April 21, 2-3 p.m. Dykhof Nurseries of North Vancouver demonstrates how to make Hanging Baskets, Patio Pots and Planters work, April 27, {6 a.m.-12 p.m., registration

- limited to 12 people, calt 924-

1378. History of Gardens, hilar- ious talk by landscape architect and master gardener Elizabeth Bradbury, April 27, 2-3 p.m.

The End Cafe: . Paul Williams

- Works on Canvas runs to April

29. Open 4 p.m.-1 am daily. North Vancouver Museum and Archives: Tools, Trades and Technological Change, exhibi- tion, to Sept. 1. Wednesday- Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Canadian Craft Museum: Basketry and Macrame, exhibi-

16, Mon.-Sat.. 10 am.-5 p.m; Sun. & holidays 12-5 p.m. Closed Tue. until May. -

Presentation House Theatre: Othello, classic tragedy of obsessive love, suspicion and revenge, to April 27. Curtain 7:30 p.m. Reservations:. 986- 1351. Festival of Plays, present- ed by Theatre BC North Shore Zone, April 29-May 4: Othello, April 29; Judgement, April 30; The Stillborn Lover, May 1; Les Liaisons Dangereuses, May 2; 1 Had a Job I Liked, Once, May 3; Leaving Home, May 4. All per- formances, 8 p.m., tickets cost $60 & $50 week-long play pass,

or $12 & $10 per performance..

1973, tale of mystery, diplomacy and love, runs to April 20. Info: 983-2633. |

Centennial Theatre Centre: The Fairy Doll, a short, lively ballet from tum-of-the-century Russia performed by Vancouver . ° Goh Ballet, “May 11, 7:30 p.m. Info: 984-4484. .

‘Deep Cove Shaw Theatre: Mister Roberts, heart- felt come- .

dy ‘exploring the intense bore-

_dom faced by the crew, of. an

American naval cargo ship sta- tioned in the Pacific near the end ° of the Second World War, Wed.- Sat, 8. p.m., , May:.15-June 1." Tickets: 929-9456. : :

Studio 16: Big Shoes to Filiy: |.

comedy, written by’ actor/direc-

.tor/playwright David ‘Mackay,

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ri ‘TO THE average. « Canadian, surf music may just : only be the catchy theme to Hawaii 5- 0.

Or perhaps that

_ twangy litde jingle play-

- ing during the upcom- ing events calendar on U-TV. But to a local surf band called The Lunar Marmots, surf music is a whole lot more.

’ This band is going to be the biggest thing since synthetic sprayable cheese (though nothing about this band is synthetic or cheesy}. In ny eyes, only raw musi- ‘cal genius,

All three players stir up your insides with their “faster than most” surf tunes. Their music really makes me realize the painful oppression surf music has been forced into by taste- less television commercials. But unlike TV commercials, these rodents aren’t trying to sel] you something.

The Lunar Marmots consist of

guitarist Comet (Curtis Delgado) age 428 light years, Atom (Adarn Jinks), age 4 lunar phases playing drums, and, Xenon X-4 (Morgan Koren) a measly 8 nillion on bass. So after picking a rather unusual spot 4 have an inter- view with the band (a row boat on very 8 cold water) I was about to start my interview when I noticed the very nice matching shirts that they were wearing. Jen: “Where did you guys get your shirts?” Xenon: “We accosted a local bowling team, vaporized them, and ate their brains.”

Jen: “ Where do you come from?”

Comet: “fhe pan handle of Ursa Minor (the Little Dipper).”

Atom: “I was born in a building.”

Xenon: “The distant constellation of East Van.”

Jen: “Where have you plaved’?"

Alt: The Hungry Eye, (The newly vaporized) Tree House Lounge, Samoos, and Moe’s Tavern.

Jen: “Where would you like to play?”

Group: They would like to hold an all surf festival near Cygnus X-1.

Jen: “Who are your influences?"

All: “Optimus Prime, The Green Goblin, and Secret Agent Q.”

Jen: “Do you guys surf?”

All: Gi course not!

Jen: “What are your future plans?”

Comet: “Try to set up a space colony on the rings of Saturn.”

Xenon: “To vaporize all Churches Chicken outlets.”

Jen: “Where did you come up with the name for the band?”

Comet: “We were struck by a fly- ing rat wearing tin foil.”

Jen: “Where will you play your last show?”

Xenon: “We wil! always exist in one way or another whether it be in the form of globules or lizards.”

What do The Lunar Marmots have in store for us all? Canadian Cabinet, World domination, Intergalactic Dictatorship? I guess we will all have to just wait and see.

RIDE THE WILD SURF... The Lunar Marmots (above) are, in the opinion of Youth Views’ contributor Jennifer Ramey, ready to conquer the world with their unique brand of surf music. (And yes, those are bowling shirts they're wearing).

The Lunar Marmots will be play- ing at Edison Electric at 916 Cornmercia] in Vancouver on April 25 fora surf movie extravaganza. They will also be playing at The Mighty Niagara opening for the Surf Dusters at their CD release party in late April. They will also be playing

at the grand (reJopening of The Joint,

Lonsdale at First Street in North Van.

So if you want to hear a cresting surf band in their Nebula stage, search out these crazy rodents. They ll blow your mind. *

Jennifer Ramey is a Carson Graham Grade 12 student enrolled in Video Production 2 at Leo Marshall Curricula Centre. °

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