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A L I V E Editor: Gloria Loree Publisher: North Shore Arts Commission Marketing Coordinator: Blair Dewan Proof Reader:Judy Phillips Copy editors: Mary Ann Anderson, Lianne Payne Contributing Editor: Blair Dewan Layout Gloria Loree Contributing Writers: W. Graham Argyle, Loreen Bennett, Lois Brymer, Linda Fell, J. Brooks Joyner, Shelley Kean, David Love, Susan Ramprashad, Arnold Shives, Colin Smith, Shirley Sutherland, Don S.Williams Printing: Gastown Printers Ltd Distribution: Duncan Errington Contents: MUSIC C h o r L e o n i honours war veterans...4 LITERARY biography, children's literature and spoken w o r d . . . 6 MUSIC Arts Alive is published six times yearly by the North Shore Arts Commission and Is distributed to Arts Council members and the North Shore and Vancouver communities. Circulation is 6,000. Arts Alive: 148 East 2nd St, North Vancouver, V7L IC3. Phone: 984-9537. Fax: 984-3563 e-mail: aalive@wimsey.com Editorial and Advertising deadlines: Dec. I for the Jan./Feb. issue Submissions and letters to the editor are welcome. CHANGES filmathon fund raiser for w o m e n ' s monument... 17 AWARDS the gala debut o f the F A N S a w a r d . . . 16 CYBERSPACE new web sites in review . . . 1 4 CALENDAR your guide to arts on the north shore... 12 the up's and d o w n ' s o f recording a C D . . . 9 HOLIDAYS what to see and where to see it this h o l i d a y season... 10 VISUAL ARTS C a p i l a n o C o l l e g e has a bugs and isn't c a l l i n g the exterminator... 18 COVER ART "View from Grouse Mountain Chalet" Photographed by Lindsay Loutet in 1929. Photo courtesy of the North Vancouver Museum and Archives. Loutet took this photo from inside the old Grouse Mountain Chalet (which burned down in 1962) where he worked. Loutet used a Kodak 3A folding camera with rapid rectilinear lens, circa 1910. H e organized the Grouse Mountain Ski Club in 192 7. In 1940 Loutet moved to Duncan B.C. where he still resides. SPACE FOR RANT the V A G and the Catholic church square o f f . . . 2 2 TELEVISION a veteran actor auditions for T V ' s hottest property-the GIFT IDEAS art that makes a great g i f t . . . 2 0 X-Files...19