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J - s o m MAR 1 8 A ARTS L I V E Contents: Editor: Publisher: North Shore Arts Gloria Loree Commission Blair Dewan Phillips Dewan Loree D'Andrea, Kojadinovic, Ava Pilutik, THE ARTS every woman's worst fear is to find a lump in her breast the arts provide a means for raising awareness and funds for breast cancer...4 FASHION First Nations' fashion moves in new directions...? THEATRE a new play by local playwright Patricia Mason explores the passionate life of artist and writer Emily Carr...8 M U S I C A L THEATRE for nearly 50 years the North Shore Light Opera Society has produced highly acclaimed shows--and has had a lot of fun doing it... 10 PROFILE Presentation House Gallery curator and director. Karen Love... 11 CALENDAR your guide to arts on the North Shore... 12 LITERARY first time novelist Claudia Casper and First Nations lore reviewed... 15 COMMUNITY free arts and heritage workshops offer something for everyone... 17 FILM from community cable show host to feature film producer... 18 VISUAL ARTS what does the food we eat say about our history, economics and politics?... 19 Marketing Coordinator: Copy Editor:Judy Editor: Layout Blair Gloria Ben Contributing Contributing Kim Fackler, Annie Lianne Martin Writers: Hillis, Miodrag Payne, Myléne Claire Stein, Maire Printing: Thompson Printing Payne Quebecor Lianne Distribution: A r t s A l i v e is published the North tributed North Shore Arts six times yearly by Commission members and is disand the communities. to Arts Shore Council and Vancouver A r t s Alive: 148 East 2nd St, Nortfi Vancouver, V7L IC3 Phone:984-9537 e-mail: Editorial April Fax:984-3563 aalive@wimsey.com deadlines: issue and advertising I for the May/June Submissions and letters editor are to the welcome. Cover Art Body Betrayal, by artist third photo in a series of three exhibit Barbara Cole, for the art SPACE FOR RANT did a writer of erotica face discrimination from the Canadian government?.. .20 MUSIC of songwriting and Roy Forbes just keeps getting better.. .22 Survivors. In Search of a Voice: the A r t of Courage See story page 4. - y 5 e a r s