14 -- Sunday, May 17, 1998 — North Shore News north shore news

> oo BRIGHT TIGHTS. 00 melting pot is Ragtime party

SO there we all were, hamming in 2 me as we hiked the siv blocks over to the Hotel Vancouver tor the Ruaiiee opening reception last Sunday The three plus hour show had been a mar: vellous spectacte, alwmn to A: ad even, for amusiwal, con: taining a chunk of socal Gomscienc te hip tolks at Paent Ine, topped the afternoon off in impeccable stvde with .. theme recep: tion thar used some of the show's elements. Around die corner. iver pate sat on the barrels of a streetside grocer, Food 1 reception continued the “melting por” mont or the mm

choices including afabutous Jewish del, an Htalian pasta bar trom the deep south, ted chicken, catfish and barhecucd pork, There almost wast enough room for the chocolate de

Arts Club fans Lovena Fox's talents from . m@ several shows. She is NEWS photos Martin Mitlerchip ~=JooKing forward to her THE struggles of immigrants to make a life in the land of | chance to step onstage in their dreams was not only a theme of Ragtime, but also Ragtime as Sarah, the the post-show party. Megan Kalaman, third from right, iead role she is under-

pleads for a job. studying.

Music for the party reflect-

ed the ethnic infiuences at

work in Ragtime. Barry ; ‘ i — — Goodman plucks a mean Who's anchoring the news tonight? Enjoying a break bass string for the folk from his busy schedule at BCTV is North Vancouver res- group Krepiakh. ident Ted Chernecki and his journalist wife Trish.

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As guests stepped off the elevator on the hotel's convention floor, they were greeted by Tracy Neff, 16, and ns Veronika Sztepa. 12, looking for their

Luna Kozaczuk, 7, was one of the smaller “lost” little brother.

members of the sold-out opening of Ragtime - _

but she’s a theatre veteran, having seen and

enjoyed both Cats and Annie.

West Vancouver favorite Jackson Davies and his wife Linda are having a - — great time at the party Justin, left, and Jordan Holeman will be — . alternating in the final scene of the musical as 5 Coalhouse Walker Junior’s son.

: . samme = mm Longtime Vancouver actor Blu Mankuma, Joan 1 Athey, longtime Deep Cove Shaw Arts Ciub Theatre artistic director Bill the voice of Sgt. Reid on Aobocop, with Tina Lions Bay residents Susan and long- Theatre supporter and marketing and pro- _‘Millerd doesn’t have quite the budget to Moran who graduated from the Film and time Sun editor Max Wyman are motions guru for CBC Radio One, loved stage Aagtinme at his new Stanley Theatre School when it was at North enjoying some of the party’s many Ragtime. - Theatre. Vancouver's Presentation House. - taste treats.

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