Editor: Gloria Loree Copy Editor:Judy Phillips Publisher: North Shore Arts Commission Contributing Editors: Dianne Mackay, Nina Schmieder, Jeff Taylor, Laurie Townsend and Lori Vanderspek. Contributing Writers:, Fif Fernandes, Judy Phillips and Joanne F. Villeneuve. Layout Gloria Loree Printing: LGM Graphics Distribution: Lianne Payne ARTS Contents: HERITAGE a self-proclaimed old-timer remembers the good old days on H o l l y b u r n . . . 4 PROFILE he writes poetry, he writes plays, he's a visual artist, he's a commercial graphic designer, he's Superman....No, no, he's D a v i d M a c L e a n . . . 6 COMMUNITY discover what lies beneath you when you travel on the SeaBus...8 FILM local casting director speaks from her couch...9 THEATRE A r t s 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 free of charge. Funding:Arts Alive gratefully acknowledges continued financial assistance from the City of North Vancouver, the District of North Vancouver and the District of West Vancouver. A r t s Alive: 148 East 2nd St, North VancouverVIL IC3 Phone: 984-9S3! Fax:984-3563 e-mail: aalive@wimsey.com Editorial deadline: December 2 Advertising deadline: December 10 for the January/February issue Submissions and letters to the editor are welcome. back on stage and loving it: Susan C o x . . . 1 0 MUSIC new C D in review... 11 CALENDAR your guide to arts on the North Shore...12 AWARD NIGHT F A N S Night uncovered...14 C L A S S I F I E D . . . 15 LITERARY three new books in review... 16 MUSIC at 89, Jean Coulthard is still at work...18 GIFT IDEAS Cover: Skiers on Hollyburn Mountain, circa 1930s. Photo courtesy of the West Vancouver Museum and Archives, from the Hollyburn Collection. See story on page 4 for details. think of the arts for holiday gift-giving...20 THE ARTS sneak away to B o w e n Island and expand your m i n d . . . 2 2 S H O W I N G A R O U N D T O W N . . . 23