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Y e a r a w a r d . The award is given to art educators who go that extra mile to inspire and support their students and has a cash value of $400. Shahriari, a dance teacher on the North Shore for five years, hopes this award w i l l inspire her students to work even harder. "Mojdeh deserves recognition for her outstanding achievements, she is not just our dance teacher, but also our friend," said one o f the 50 students who submitted letters of recommendation. The Anne Macdonald Educator o f the Year award is named after a prominent North Shore educator who passed away in 1993. Macdonald did a great deal for the arts as a founder, president and executive director of the North Vancouver Arts C o u n c i l , as well as being active in the formation of the Provincial Arts Education Council. Work Up Close And Personal With An Artist From Your Community. The North Shore Arts Commission has initiated a limited pilot project entitled "Artists In the Community" that will provide funding to artists and community organizations which develop projects to bring North Shore artists and residents closer together. Let your imagination run wild. Sculptors working with children at local playgrounds. Modern dance lessons at seniors' care facilities. Work with a published author to develop the novel that's languishing in your drawer. Dare to realize artistic dreams. In partnership, artists and community groups are invited to submit proposals to develop projects. £ For further details, contact Mary Ann or Lianne at the North Shore Arts Commission office, 980-3559. M,, Lichelle M a r e s won the first prize in the prestigious 1995 C B C Y o u n g P e r f o r m e r s C o m p e t i t i o n and is giving a homecoming concert at Centennial Theatre on October 17. Variously described as "remarkable gifted pianist" and as one "simply born to play music," M i s s Mares' playing reflects her conviction that music has the power to guide us inward to that which bonds us as human beings. L i o n ' s Bay resident M a x W y m a n has been named to the C a n a d a C o u n c i l . Wyman is one of Canada's best known writers on the subject o f dance. He is a known dance critic and author of Evelyn Hart: A n Intimate Portrait (1991), Dance Canada: A n Illustrated History (1989) and The Royal Winnipeg Ballet: the First Forty years (1978). The deadline for proposals is September 15. Our 20th Anniversary Season! Wow Careers, Karma and Cocktails. Four fast friends sharing the high notes and the low notes of their lives in the '90s. 111* A beautiful blend of Westcoast Pottery; Weaving and fine Crafts selected for your gift and home decorating ideas...in the ever changing seasons of Sylvan. N,, <orth Shore resident N i c o l a C a v e n d i s h won a Jessie theatre award for outstanding performance by an actress in a lead role in the play, Four Dogs and a Bone. Cavendish was recently inducted in the B . C . Entertainment hall of Fame and Starwalk at the Orpheum Theatre. a BRAND NEW MUSICAL by Dorothy Dittrich Directed by Roy Surette Oct. 12 - Nov. 4 The Firehall Arts Centre 280 East Cordova Street Tix 689-0926