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A PUBLICATION O F THE NORTH & WEST VANCOUVER COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCILS IN mis ISSUE -- Look for our usual coverage of Music, Theatre, Libraries and Galleries for April/May, Courses and Opportunities for Artists along with Heritage and Arts Council Reports. There are also SPECL^L REPORTS on Photography, Fabric Arts, BC Festival of the Arts, and a Close-Up of DANIEL IZZARD by Marius Soska, North Shore Arts News Design/Layout artist. Also in this issue, we welcome our first advertisers. We really appreciate their patronage. APRIL IS APRIL to be ARTS MONTH. All North Shore cultural activities are advertised through an all-inclusive poster. Look for this ARTS MONTH POSTER at LIBRARIES, MUNICIPAL HALLS, SCHOOLS ETC. To recognize the efforts of the many citizens involved in producing the "Cultural Plan for the North Shore", an 'on-Stage' reception at Centennial Theatre on Friday, April 21st at 7:30 pm will feature a program of performances by North Shore artists ANNE MORTIFE, GENE RAMSBOTTOM, MELINDA COFFEY, JUDITH MARCUSE DANCERS, NORTH SHORE CHORUS, MAX WYMAN and many others. The event will be by invitation to those who were involved in the ARTS COMMISSION and CULTURAL POLICY process. Names can be left at Centennial Theatre (Phone 984-4484) for seats on a firstcome, first-served basis, as space is available for the public. ARTS COUNCIL'S BOARD MEETINGS are open to anyone as observers. If you wish to make a presentation, make arrangements beforehand, please. NVCAC meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. (Locations vary). Phone 988-6844 WVCAC meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Klee Wyck, 200 W. Keith Road, WV. Phone 922-1110. Arts Month To introduce both the Cultural plan and the newly-formed Arts Commission to the community, the three NORTH SHORE MAYORS have declared 1