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FESTIVALS The Vancouver International Writers Fes tival brings together over forty authors from around the world this October 24 - 28 on Granville Island. Guests include Canada's Jack Hodgins, Surjeet Kalsey, Daphne Marlatt, W.O. Mitchell, Audrey Thomas, Fred Wah, Jack Webster and others. Inter national writers: American author Richard Ford; Maori write Patricia Grace; Austra lian novelist Elizabeth Jolley; Danish-born feminist writer Bonnie Kreps; and acclaimed young writer Gcina Mhlophe from South Africa. Festival Highlights: The First Na tions Program featuring Jeanette Armstrong, Thomas King,Maria Campbell and others with a panel on the use of Humour in Native Writing, a forum on the use of language in Native representation and a cabaret with Native writers. Also, the Annual Poetry Bash with B.C. poets including Robert Bringhurst, George Bowering, Trevor Carolan, Annie Frazier, Roy Kiyooka, Peter Trower, Phyllis Webb and Sheri D. Wilson. Writers Festival Special Preview Event - a rare public appearance of one of Canada's best known writers ALICE MUNRO Sep tember 29, 2:00 p.m. Arts Club Theatre Mainstage. Ticket information for all events: 681-8400. Robson Square Festival of Fashion, Food and Design - to be held from October 5 - 8 in the newly renovated Robson Square Conference Centre. The Festival will fea ture the latest trends in West Coast cuisine, art to wear and crafts for the home using locally made products. The seminars will be a major drawing card - James Barber will do cooking demonstrations and other well known personalities will also attend. If you are interested in promoting your work to Conference and Convention dele gates and spouses, through tearoom fashion shows, call Margaret Hyslop at 682-8216. The 11th Annual COHO FESTIVAL Celebrating the return of the salmon to North Shore streams and rivers Wednesday, September 5, Re ception; Salmon dinner, guest speakers, entertainment. Get tickets early! North and West Vancouver school children's art display in Park Royal Shopping Centre CHQM live on location Sunday, September 9, Enter tainment and events for the whole family; Coho Walk, Coho Run, Salmon BBQ, Beer Garden, Entertainment. Spon sored by CHQM and the West Van Chamber of Commerce. For further information, please call the Coho Festival Society at: 926-6600 ARTROPOLIS 90 will open at the Round house on Friday, October 19,1990 and run until Sunday, November 18, 1990 The Community Arts Council of Vancou ver is pleased to be a sponsor of Artropolis 90. The CAC is grateful for a grant from the Leon and Thea Kroener Foundation which will make a contribution to the costs of mounting the exhibition at the Roundhouse possible. Also Ingrid Alderson, in her ca pacity as Executive Director, is serving on the Advisory Board. Our congratulations to the North Vancouver Community Arts Council's Twentieth Anniversary! 2945 EDGEMONT BOULEVARD, NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. PHONE: (604)985-0022 V7R 2N3 NORTH SHORE CREDIT UNION "Money isn't our business. You are." fgrfSW pim NORTH SHORE [K h o e m t union Sylvan . . . a beautiful blend o f unique and locally created Crafts and Pottery Heidi Holmer Edgemont Interiors RESIDENTIAL & COM M ERCIAL DESIGN 3060 Edgemont Btvd . North Vancouver. B.C Canada V7R 2N4 (604) 986-4863 Comrmi^