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arts editorial Note From the Editor T h e f a l l is here a n d so is one o f the busiest t i m e s o f the y e a r i n the arts. P u b l i c i s t s w i l l be tearing their h a i r out as they try to get the m e d i a to c o m e to their event a n d the budget p e o p l e w i l l be w a t c h i n g attendance n u m b e r s v e r y c l o s e l y . T h i s O c t o b e r a n e w arts awareness c a m p a i g n . B r a v o V a n c o u v e r , w i l l h i g h l i g h t the o v e r 3 0 0 arts events t a k i n g p l a c e t h r o u g h o u t the m o n t h . N o r t h S h o r e g r o u p s , s u c h as P a n d o r a ' s V o x a n d P r e s e n t a t i o n H o u s e G a l l e r y , w h o are p e r f o r m i n g o r p r e s e n t i n g i n O c t o b e r w i l l be i n c l u d e d i n the p r o m o t i o n (see page 2 0 f o r s t o r y ) . T o further h i g h l i g h t the arts o n the N o r t h S h o r e , the four f i n a l F A N S A w a r d n o m i n e e s ( c h o s e n f r o m the n u m e r o u s n o m i n a t i o n s the N o r t h S h o r e A r t s C o m m i s s i o n r e c e i v e d ) are p r o f i l e d i n this issue. T h e a w a r d itself, a b e a u t i f u l l y d e s i g n e d g l a s s s c u l p t u r e b y N o r t h S h o r e artists M a r i n a P a p a i s a n d R i c k H a r r y ( X w a L a c k T u n ) , is p i c t u r e d o n the c o v e r a l o n g w i t h the t w o artists. T h e a w a r d w i l l be presented at the F A N S A w a r d N i g h t o n O c t o b e r 8 at the S q u a m i s h N a t i o n R e c r e a t i o n C e n t r e (see story page 4 ) . T h i s issue w i l l a l s o take a l o o k at a f e w o f the events that f i n i s h e d u p this past s u m m e r , s u c h as Arts Alive p r o d u c e r , F i f F e r n a n d e s , t a k i n g the s h o w o n the r o a d to the B a n f f T e l e v i s i o n F e s t i v a l a n d W e s t V a n c o u v e r c o n d u c t o r G e r a l d V a n W y c k ' s t r i p to A u s t r a l i a w i t h h i s B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a B o y s Choir. T h e next i s s u e o f Arts Alive w i l l be an e x c i t i n g issue f o r m e as this f a l l I a m t e a c h i n g a m a g a z i n e p r o d u c t i o n c o u r s e at C a p i l a n o C o l l e g e a n d the students w i l l w o r k o n the N o v e m b e r / D e c e m b e r issue o f Arts Alive. I f y o u w a n t y o u r event c o v e r e d b y a student reporter, g i v e m e a c a l l a n d w e ' l l d o o u r best to get y o u i n the " h o l i d a y " issue. A n d f i n a l l y , p u b l i c i s t s a n d artists w o n ' t be the o n l y ones w o r k i n g o v e r t i m e this f a l l . T h e v o l unteer b o a r d m e m b e r s o f the N o r t h S h o r e A r t s C o m m i s s i o n are p u r s u i n g o p t i o n s f o r the C o m m i s s i o n i n l i g h t o f the recent passed m o t i o n b y the D i s t r i c t o f W e s t V a n c o u v e r n o t i n g their "intent to w i t h d r a w f r o m the N o r t h S h o r e A r t s C o m m i s s i o n u n d e r the terms o f the current establ i s h m e n t a g r e e m e n t " (the agreement i s a t r i m u n i c i p a l p a r t n e r s h i p b e t w e e n the C i t y a n d D i s t r i c t o f N o r t h V a n c o u v e r a n d the D i s t r i c t o f W e s t V a n c o u v e r ) . T h e future f o r t h i n g s l i k e this m a g a z i n e a n d the Arts Alive t e l e v i s i o n p r o g r a m i s not clear. I h a v e r e c e i v e d a n u m b e r o f c a l l s a s k i n g m e i f the m a g a z i n e w i l l c o n t i n u e a n d I b e l i e v e it w i l l . T h e r e i s a l o t o f support f o r the m a g a z i n e a n d t e l e v i s i o n p r o g r a m to c o n t i n u e , a n d to c o n t i n u e to c o v e r the arts f o r a l l o f the N o r t h S h o r e . B o a r d m e m b e r s tell m e w e ' r e not d e a d yet a n d s o I ' m p u s h i n g a h e a d w i t h e d i t o r i a l ideas f o r the n e w year. I k n o w the f a l l w i l l be b u s y f o r e v e r y o n e , but a q u i c k c a l l o r note o n r>> this issue w i l l b e a p p r e c i a t e d . ty/-<r7 si n Gloria Loree Contest! Win F r e e Tickets to the FANS Night Just answer two questions: 1. Is this your first time reading Arts Alive? A N D 2. Where did you get your copy of Arts Alive! Fax (984-3563), e-mail (aalive@wimsey.com) or mail (148 East 2nd St., North Vancouver, B C V 7 L 1C3) your correct response with your name, address, telephone number by Friday, September 27. Y o u ' l l be entered in a draw for a pair of tickets to F A N S Award Night. See page 4 for the feature story on F A N S . Our Lucky Winners From Last Month These people were the lucky winners of two tickets to the Vancouver International Comedy Festival, courtesy of Arts Alive and the Comedy Festival: Tom Arsenault, North Vancouver; Susanne Kushnerenko, A D I O North Vancouver; and Nancy Kivisto, New V/esti _/_\J__Xj Congratulations!