Bel Art Gallery Inc.: Southern Sun, W Vorks by Milo. To Jan. 2. Information: 904- 0907... Buckland Southerst Gallery: New works by Alessandra Bitelli. Information: 922- 1915. Ferry Building Gallery: The Giving Tree. Christmas group le and exhibit, mixed media. To Dec. 17. Gallery hours: 1) a.m.-6 p.m., Tue- Sun., Fridays until 8 p.m. information: 925-7266. First Street Gallery: New ~* works by artists Miriam =" Aroeste; Charles Cowie, jovee ~ Cameron, Ann Hurst, Altce - Ruskin and Merrilee Sete. "Dreamings. Australian Aboriginal Art. Information: 986-2664." : North Vancouver. District ‘Halk: Exhibition by visual > artist’ Dies Heinvieh Sandler. sand potter Louise Liebman. To | ‘Jan. 25. Exhibits are a pro- gram of the N.V. Community Arts Council and open Mon- “Fri, 8:30'a.m.-4:30 p.m. - North Vancouver Museum and Archives: North .. ‘Vancouver Experience. A com- munity history exhibit cele-. brating the, social and industri- . ‘al growth that led to the". ‘development of the urban and *. rural conumunities.' My Story, : Your Story, Our Story. Exhibit

explores the contributions of individuals who have enriched North Vancouver's mula-cul- tural history. Information: 987-5618. Museum open Tue-Sun noon to 5 p.m.

PGE Railway Station: A Change of Place: North Vancouver Neighbourhoods. A look at how the landscapes and streetscapes of North Vancouver have changed in the last 90 vears. Ongoing. Station open from noon-+ p.m., Wed-Sun. Located at the foot of Lonsdale. Information: 987-5618.

Presentation House Gallery: Getting it Together in de Country. Photographs by Rodney Graham. To Dee. 17. Gallery hours: Wed-Sun, noon-5 p.m. and Thu, noon-9 p.m. Information: 986-1351. Ron Andrew recCentre: Silkscreen prints, acrylics on canvas and watercolour sketch- es by Bab DeCaste.To Dec. 10.

Seymour Art Gallery: impressions C Expresstons. Part

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Shore millennium project. To Jan. 14. Opening reception, Dee. 12, 7-9 p.m, Author, artist and instructor Pierre Coupey will read from his unpublished manuscript, Cutting Out The Tongue, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. Information: 924-1378. Gallery Hours:

_ Jue-Sun, neon-4+ p.m, closed

Mondays.

. Sik Purse Gallery: ‘An exhi-

bition of art by watercolour artist Don Curtis.To Dec. 10. ‘’ Spitit of Nature. Exhibition of poetry and art by Jane Clark. Dec. 12-23. Opening recep-

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with entertainment by the :: Grace Notes, piano and harp. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m.- Tue-Sun. Information:. 925- iy Ph Pee

» West ‘Vancouver Memorial : Library: Nature’s Palette. .., Watercolours by Bill Murray.

A View of an Esatic Part as the

Vorld. Oils, pastels and water- colours by Aziz Tabesh. To Dec. 10.

West Vancouver Museum and Aschives: Reflections of

Place. This exhibition is part of

the Visions of the North Shore Millennium Project. Twelve senior North Shore artists have chosen a site of historical significance for inspi- ration for 12 original hand- pulled prints. To Dec. 16. -: Information: 925-7295. Gallery open Tue-Sun 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Archives open Tue and Wed only, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Exposure Gallery: Nude 2000. Photography exhibition. To Dee. 17, Fri-Sun, noon-5 p.m. Information: 688-6853.

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Hendry Halk: Down the

Rabbit Hole. Fun, fantasy, rid- dle and thyme. Dec. 8, at 7 p.m., Dec. 9-10 and | “and 3 p.m. "35/82. 50 Reservations: 923-2633.

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