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festival fun Building Gallery by the end i>l June outlining their banner design. Twenty of the the summer draws nearer, the leaves are painling a design on Ihe trees once again, the birds are singing (heir song and the Harmony Arts Festival is blooming lor the fifth season Definitely a perennial I think to my -ell Sitting in the kitchen in the sunshine. I tell myself to lend to the compost sitting in the plastic tub by Ihe smk I am convinced if I fertilize the tiny vegetable garden, it will continue to grow. It has always been true in the past with my garden and the same is true with the Harmony Arts Festival (August 7 - 13. 1995). The festival faithfully offers events people have come to know and love while promising to offer new initiatives -- something to keep it all fresh. One of the new Harmony Arts Festival projects is the State of the Art Banner Painting Project -- a community driven initiative to invigorate the waterfront in West Vancouver. Individuals or groups, artists or 'artists at heart' are invited to submit proposals to the Ferry designs will be painted by hand at Park Royal during one weekend in July and displayed in August along Argyle and in Park Royal. A list of existing events is almost too comprehensive to delve into. Let it be said the organizers anticipate the strongest, most creative Festival week yet! The Harmony Arts Festival will continue to provide a showcase for visual, musical, dance, crafts and theatre arts in free venues throughout West Vancouver. Last year Harmony featured over 140 visual artists, 25 crafts' artisans, and 110 musical performers in the waterfront parks. A s well, more than 200 volunteers and 10.000 spectators participated. Some of the events to look forward to include: · ArtBeat: 70 storefront professionally displayed windows throughout Ambleside and Dundarave feature North Shore artists' artwork. · Art in the Park: 50 artists create Harmony originals in the parks. giving the public a chance to watch artists at work. · Ferry Building Gallery: Juried art show features the work of approximately 25 North Shore artists. · There will also be street actors and theatre groups performing in an outdoor tent next to John Lawson Park, the Harmony Art Auction and the Creative Kids Day activities in John Lawson Park. Please join us for the fun! If you would like to participate in the festival as a volunteer or in the State of the Art Banner Painting Project, please call 925-3605 for more information. Sarah Chilvers has a burgeoning green thumb when she is not acting as the manager of the Harmony Arts Festival. Fiiieta Fish at last year's Harmony Arts Festival. North Shore Needle Arts Goes Public North Shore -- by Lucille Little but they hang side-by-side as a tryptych. The four seasons are clearly T h e first stitch was put onto the linen in September of 1990 and the last stitch was put in February of 1995. What was just an idea in 1987 started to become a reality in 1990 when the members of the North Shore Needle Arts began working on a project that would pay tribute to the beautiful surroundings of the North Shore. Five years later, the work of over 90 members of the group has resulted in four framed panels titled "North Shore Reflections" which together measure over 10 ft. wide and five ft. in length. Each panel is individually framed represented, as are most of the wellknown landmarks, activities and flora and fauna found on the North Shore. North Shore Needle Arts will retain ownership of these works, but it is hoped the panels will be circulated for long-term viewing at different venues. The first exhibition of these panels will be at the Lucas Centre in North Vancouver. June 16-IX. North Shore Needle Arts has over 250 members and the distinction of being the only Canadian Chapter of this non-profit organization. Their purposes are to study the art of embroidery and preserve its heritage. Call 9X7-8841 for more information. Reflections, a close-up of one of the mounted panels.