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arts editorial Note From The Editor I've always dreaded the summer. Scorching sunshine and wretchedly hoi temperatures have never appealed to me. It was with some relief, then, that I spent the past summer in the air-conditioned offices of the North Shore Arts Commission putting together the September/October issue of Arts Alive magazine. Autumn is my favourite time of the year. The sultry summer air becomes crisp and cool. There is a sense of newness everywhere: multicoloured leaves blanket the ground, children head back to school, and Vogue magazine assembles 400 pages worth of startling fall fashions. Autumn is also the season of visual arts exhibits, the Fringe Festival, Word on the Street, the FANS Awards. North Shore Heritage Week. Puppet Fest, and Bravo magazine. This year's September/October issue begins with a profile of painter Gordon Smith. Smith is a pioneer in BC's abstract art movement who is featured in a retrospective show at the Vancouver Art Gallery this fall, from October through to the end of the year. For fans of the visual arts. Arts Alive also presents profiles of sculptor Ian Rowles and painter Bruce Perry. Rowles is known for his work with hard rock, shaping marble and granite into unique animal and abstract forms. His work will be on display at the Ferry Building Gallery. Bruce Perry is a former architect who paints portraits of the people who live near his eastside studio. Perry's paintings will be part of a show titled Naked Realism, running throughout September at the Seymour Art Gallery. Arts Alive also covers two of Vancouver's most loved annual events, the Fringe Festival and Word on the Street. North Vancouver's Penniless Theatre and Piglet Productions will both be performing at the Fringe Festival. West Vancouver poet and visual artist Tom Thomas showcases his poetry installations in Word on the Street at Library Square. There are also many local events taking place on the North Shore this fall. Shirley Sutherland writes about the many activities scheduled during North Shore Heritage Weekend. Delbrook Centre hosts the fifth annual Puppet Fest. This year's event combines clown and puppet performances. Margorie Woods chronicles the origin of modern clowns. The annual F A N S Awards will be presented on October 10. Arts Alive profiles the F A N S Award honourees and presents a portrait of Saffron Graham, winner of this year's Judy Dennis Award. On a literary note. Arts Alive has reviews of two new children's books and takes a look at Eric McCormack's most recent effort. First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. Gloria Loree also provides an overview of Bravo magazine, a colourful (as opposed to black and white) publication that promotes arts events in Vancouver. In addition. Laurie Townsend has written a profile of one of North Vancouver's most prominent citizens. Chief Leonard George. George has developed a reputation for his skill as a storyteller and was recently featured in Vancouver's Storytelling Festival. He is the son of Chief Dan George and founder of the Chief Dan George Memorial Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting and supporting Natives in the film industry. As you can see, there is a little bit of everything in this issue. I hope there will be something of interest for everyone. Many thanks are extended to Gloria. Judy. Karl, and to all the talented writers who have worked on this issue--and. of course, to the many people who read Arts Alive magazine. Have a wonderful autumn! Dianne Mackay Escape the summer re-runs and watch the arts co alive on iday, S e p t e m b e r 5 Sunday,September 7 9:30 p m 7:00 pr ARTS 2 T E L E V I S I O N Produced and and e v e r y Tuesday in S e p t e m b e r at 9:00 p m riday, O c t o b e r 3 nday, O c t o b e r 5 9:30 p m 7:00 p m ry Tuesday in O c t o b e r at 9:00 pn by the North Shore Arts Commission support i b r o u g h t t o y o u with the generous ROGERS