= \ P= \ a ee A Sy fe v d A ~ Pw) It’s a busy world out there people, almost impossible to keep up with, but here are at least a few timely events to help you be just as busy. The first announcement is of the First Thursday programme organized by the Vancouver Cultural Alliance, a city-wide visual arts event taking place on the first Thursday of each month from five until eight p.m. The Burnaby Art Gallery will be doing its part to kick this off with a show beginning March ist entitled “James Klyman- Mowzcan: Paintings” and “Modernism to Modernity 1946-1961: Works from the Permanent collection”. These exhibits will close on April 1st, 1990. Also, the Burnaby Art Gallery is presenting a colour photographic exhibition entitled “Other Children”. These forty images selected from the Canadian International Development Agency feature work by twelve Canadian Photographers commissioned to document CIDA’s projects in the third world. This exhibition introduces young viewers to the world of other children, running February 8th to the 25th. The Community Arts Council of Vancouver will hold its Eighth Annual Juried Exhibition, March 15-30, 1990 in the Community Arts Council Gallery, 837 Davie street. Selected works from this exhibit will be included in the assembly for “Images and Objects VIII” at the May,1990 B.C. Festival of Arts in Saanich. Terry Atkinson’s “Tourism | &ll” and Don Gill’s “Perils of Leisure” open at the Contemporary Art Gallery Vancouver, 555 Hamilton street on February 15th, running until March 17, 1990. The gallery is open from 11- 5, Tuesday- Saturday. There’s only a few days left, but Warren Murfitt is still showing at the Front Gallery on 303 east 8th avenue. The show runs until the 16th, open 1-5 p.m. The artist run Grunt Gallery ( 209 east 6th avenue, Vancouver)has a few things going with Mike Macdonald, ending on the 17th of this month, then Anna Banana’s “BananaPost, February 20- March 3rd. She'll be talking about her work there on the 22nd at 7:30. Lil Chrzan follows with her paintings, March 6th-17th, and Merle Addison’s “Snapshots and Manipulations”, March 20- 31. The Pitt Gallery on 36 Powell street, Vancouver is presenting Joseph Cowie’s “Wonderland” from the 14th of February until the third of March. The Surrey Art Gallery’s Children’s Mini Gallery presents “The Art of Recycling”, an enviromentally con- scious art show by the grade seven Bridgeview Elemen- tary school students, January 26- April 1, 1990. Admission is free. Jeff Wall’s work is on view at the Vancouver Art Gallery until the 19th Of March. A public forum will be staged on the 13th of February at 7:30, a public dialogue, also at 7:30 on the 22nd and a Noon Hour Lecture at the odd time of 11:10 on the 24th. Valerie Romain’s “Living Evidence” at the Vancou- ver East Cultural, her paintings are part of the Celebra- tion of Black History Month 90.1895 Venables street, Vancouver, daily from noon to 6 p.m. Hmmmm, what's this ? Sounds like a Happening. Tickets go on sale February 20th for the Goodwill Arts Festival, a summer long celebration in the concert halls, stages and galleries of Seattle and Tacoma. All forms of art will be showcased, with special emphasis being placed on the arts of the Soviet Union. The performing arts portion will take place from July 2 through August 5th, the visual arts and historical exhibitions opening in June and running through mid October. To order tickets, phone Ticketmaster at (206) 292-1990. Bumbershoot, the Seattle arts festival, is currently accepting applications from regional artists and vendors interested in participating in the annual Labour Day event. Bumbershoot seeks people in the fields of music, theatre, dance, literary arts, visual arts, kid’s arts, and craft vendors. This year the festival celebrates its 20th birthday and will be held August 31- September 3 at the Seattle Centre. If interested, apply before March 2 for perform- ances and February 23 for all other areas to Bumbershoot, P.O. Box 9750 Seattle, Washington 98109-0750, (206) 223-1025. You can explore the creative sonic possibilities of M.I.D.! ( Musical Instrument Digital Interface ) at the - Vancouver New Music annual evening of electronics, Sunday, February 11, 1990, 8p.m. at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Tickets to M.I.D.I. are available through Ticketmaster or through Van East. Cripes, is there ever a lot of stuff out there to do ! My fingers are bleeding just trying to type all this out | But you don’t want to hear about my suffering, do you ? No, so I'll keep going. Steve Paxton and Lisa Nelson alternate workshop dance classes weekdays until February 23, 9:30-11:30, at EDAWM’s studio, 303 East 8th avenue; $10 per class. For more information call Paris Simmons at 876-9559. “Dance Is Here!”, a Centennial Theatre Centre dance event featuring three world premieres: Judith Marcuse Dance Company, February 23, 24 at 8 p.m. for $15, Mascall Dance on the 11th of March at 8p.m., $12, and Serge Bennathan on April 5th, 6th, and 7th at 8:30 p.m. for $14. Student rates are $10 each, available by phoning 987-PLAY. Before that all begins, however, you can catch the Kaleidoscope Story Theatre’s improvisational story telling. It sounds like a sort of Theatresports for the family. Performance day is the 18th at 2 p.m. Their address is 2300 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver. Oh yeah, is at the Centennial Theatre Centre as well. “The Cezanne Syndrome”, a play by Normand Canac-Marquis will be presented at the Vancouver Little Theatre, 3102 Main street, Tuesday through Saturday, at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, reservations can be made by calling 876-4165. “Out On Screen”, Vancouver’s Annual Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is having a “Be Our Valentine Benefit” on the 13th and 14th of February at The Cine- matheque. They’ll be showing two romantic films and giving away door prizes, with the proceeds going towards the 2nd annual Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, August 3- 12. Showing at 7p.m. is “Maurice” and “Desert Hearts” at 9:30p.m. lan Wallace, before | forget, has an exhibit of photo- paintings based on the social enviroment at UBC until March 17th at the UBC Fine Arts Gallery. Finally, the American Poetry Association is award- ing $44,000 in prizes to 608 poets, with each poem being considered for publication in the hardcover American Poetry Anthology. I’m sure they’ll mention that you’re Canadian when they put your stuff in. To enter, poets may submit up to six poems on individual sheets, no longer than twenty lines long each, with your name and address at the top of each. The deadline is March 31. Send to: American Poetry Association, Dept. CO-30, 250-A Potero street, P.O. Box 1803, Santa Cruz, CA 95061. There, I’m done, if there’s anything else you want to know, perhaps events more current and local, look it up in the Straight. I'm going home. : .* ‘ Alan Hindle ie Pas 4 a Brian Jungen Student Loan Remission Are you graduating this year? or write to: Hon. Bruce Strachan, Minister a Z You may be eligible for a loan remission credit. For further details contact the Financial Aid Office at your univeisity, college or institute or the Student Services Branch Toll free at 1-800-742-1818 Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology Student Services Branch c/o Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 Province of British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education, Be ¥ Training and Technology CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS NEXT ISSUE THE BIG VEGETABLE ISSUE Planet of the Arts Conrad Gmoser DEADLINE MONDAY, MARCH 5 = “ SS ~ ~ a 5 It's a busy world out there people, almost impossible 10 keep up with, but here are at least a few timely events to help you be just as busy. The first announcement is of the First Thursday programme organized by the Vancouver Cultural Alliance, a city-wide visual ats event taking place on the frst ‘Thursday of each month from five until eight p.m. The Burnaby Art Gallery will be doing its part to kick this off with a show beginning March 1st ented “James Kiyman- Mowzcan: Paintings” and “Modernism to Modernity 11946-1961: Works from the Permanent collection”. These exhibits will close on Apri st, 1990. ‘Also, the Burnaby Art Gallery is presenting a colour photographic exhibition entitled “Other Children”. These forty images solacted trom the Canadian International Development Agency feature work by twelve Canadian Photographers commissioned to document CIDA's projects in the third worl This exhibition introduces young viewers tothe world of other children, running February 8th to the 25th The Community Arts Council of Vancouver wil hold its Eighth Annual Juried Exhibition, March 15-20, 1990 in the Community Arts Council Gallery, 837 Davie street. Selected works from this exhibit will be included in the assembly for “Images and Objects Vill” at the May,1980 B.C. Festival of Arts in Saanich. Terry Atkinson's “Tourism | &il” and Don Gill's erils of Leisure” open at the Contemporary Art Gallery Vancouver, 555 Hamiton street on February 18th, running until March 17, 1990. The gallery is open from 11- 5, Tuesday- Saturday. ‘There's only a fow days lft, but Warron Murfitt is stil showing at the Front Gallery on 303 east 8th avenue, The show runs until the 16th, open 1-5 p.m. The artist run Grunt Gallery ( 209 east 6th avenue, Vancouver)has a few things going with Mike Macdonald, ending on the 17th of this month, then Anna Banana’s “BananaPost, February 20- March 3rd. She'll be taking about her work there on the 22nd at 7:30. LivChrzan follows with her paintings, March 6th-17th, and Merlo ‘Addison's “Snapshots and Manipulations”, March 20- 31 ‘The Pitt Gallery on 36 Powell street, Vancouver is presenting Joseph Cowie's “Wonderland” from the 14th of February until the third of March, ‘The Surrey Art Gallery's Children's Mini Gallery presents “The Art of Recycling”, an enviromentally con- ‘scious art show by the grade seven Bridgeview Elemen- tary school students, Janvary 26- Api 1, 1990. Admission is feo. “off Wall's work ison view at the Vancouver Art Gallery uni the 19th Of March. A public forum will bo staged on the 13th of February at 70, a public cialogue, also at 7:30 onthe 22nd and a Noon Hour Lecture at the (04d time of 11:10 on the 24th Valerie Romain's “Living Evidence” a the Vencou- vor East Cultural, her paintings are part ofthe Celebra- tion of Black History Month 90.1895 Venables strect, Vancouver, dally from noon to 6 p.m. Hmmmm, what's this Sounds ike a Happening. Tickets go on sale February 20th or the Goodwill Arts Festival, a summer long celebration in the concert halls, stages and galeries of Seat and Tacoma. Alforms of art willbe showcased, with special emphasis being placed ‘on the ats ofthe Soviet Union. The performing arts portion will take place from July 2 through August Sth, the visual ants and historical exhibtions opening in June and running through mid October. To order tickets, phone Ticketmastor at (206) 202-1990. Bumbershoot, the Seattle arts festival, is currently accepting applications from regional artists and vendors interested in participating in tho annual Labour Day event. ‘Bumbershoot seeks people in the fields of music, theatro, dance, terary arts, visual arts, kid's arts, and craft vondors. This year the festival celebrates its 20th birthday and willbe helé August 31- September 3 atthe Seatla Contra. If interested, apply before March 2 for partorm- ances and February 23 forall other areas to Bumbershoot, P.O. Box 9750 Seatle, Washington 98109-0750, (206) 223-1028. ‘You can explore the creative sonic possbitis of MLLDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) atthe Vancouver New Music annual evening of electronics, Sunday, February 11, 1990, 8p.m. at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Tickets to M.LD.L are available through Ticketmaster or through Van East Cripes, is there ever a lot of stu out there todo | My fingers are bleeding just trying to type allthis out ! But you ‘don't want to hear about my suffering, do you ? No, so oop going ‘Steve Paxton and Lisa Nelson alternate workshop dance classes weekdays until February 23, 9:30-1:30, at EDAM's studio, 03 East &th avenue; $10 per class. For ‘more information call Paris Simmons at 876-9559, “Dance Is Hore!”, a Centennial Theatre Centre dance ‘event featuring three world premiares: Judith Marcuse Dance Company, February 23, 24 at 8 p.m. for $15, Mascall Dance on the 11th of March at 8p.m., $12, and Serge Bennathan on April Sth, 6th, and 7th at 8:30 p.m. for $14. Student rates are $10 each, available by phoning ‘987-PLAY. Botore that all bogins, however, you can catch the Kaleidoscope Story Theatre's improvisational story tolling. it sounds lke a sort of Theatresports for the family. Performance day isthe 18th at 2 p.m, Their address is £2300 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver. Oh yea, is at the Centennial Theatre Centre as well “The Cezanne Syndrome”, a play by Normand Canac-Marquis will be presented at the Vancouver Little ‘Theatre, 3102 Main strect, Tuesday through Saturday, at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, reservations can be made by calling 876-4165. “Out On Screen”, Vancouver's Annual Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is having a “Be Our Valentine Benefit” on the 13th and 14th of February at The Ciné matheque. They'llbe showing two romantic films and siving away door prizes, with the proceeds going towards the 2nd annual Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, August 3- 42. Showing at 7p.m. is “Maurice” and “Desert Hearts” at 930p.m. lan Wallace, before | forget, has an exhibit of photo- paintings based on tho social enviroment at UBC until March 17th at the UBC Fine Arts Gallery. Finally the American Poetry Association is award- ing $44,000 in prizes to 608 poets, with each poom being ‘considered for publication in the hardcover American Poetry Anthology. I'm sure they'll mention that you're Canadian when they put your stuff in. To enter, poets may submit up to six poems on individual sheets, no longer than twenty lines long each, with your name and address atthe top of each. The deadline is March 31, Send to: ‘American Poetry Association, Dept. CO-30, 250-A Potero street, P.O. Box 1803, Santa Cruz, CA 95061 There, m done, if there's anything else you want to know, perhaps events more current-and local, look it up in the Straight. 'm going home. Alan Hindle Brian Jungen Student Loan Remission Are you graduating this year? or write to: aYY You may be eligible for a loan remission credit. For further details contact the Financial Aid Office at your universi college or institute or the Student Services Branch Toll free at 1-800-742-1818 Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology Student Services Branch c/o Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C. 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