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Associate Editor: Copy Dianne Mackay Phillips Commission Bennett, Amber Macauley, Editorjudy Publisher: North Shore Arts Writers: Dawn Contributing Susan Bonderove, Gloria Lori Shirley Joanne Ben D'Andrea, Loree, Stuart Gauley, ARTS A L I V E Phillips, Sutherland, Mary Laurie Shaughnessy, Townsend, Woods Bridge Graphics Payne P. Villeneuve, Marjorie Karl Layout Printing: Distribution: LGM Lianne Contents: Visual Arts Gordon Smith brings a lifetime o f artistic achievement to the Vancouver A r t Gallery...4 Profile C h i e f Leonard George reflects upon his life and the fine art o f storytelling...6 Awards A r t s A l i v e is published North to Arts Shore Arts Council six times yearly by the distributed Shore charge. Commission and is members and the North free of and Vancouver Funding: communities A r t s A l i v e gratefully financial assistance acknowledges from the continued City of North District Vancouver of North and the Vancouver. A r t s Alive: 148 East 2nd St, North Vancouver V7L IC3 Phone:984-9537 e-mail: North Shore Arts Fax:984-3563 aalive@wimsey.com Commission e-mail: the North Shore Arts C o m m i s s i o n honours the F A N S Award nominees...8 People a profile o f Saffron Graham, recipient o f the North Shore Charitable Foundation's Judy Dennis Award...9 Visual Arts sculptor Ian Rowles: turning stone into art... 10 Calendar your guide to the arts on the North Shore... 12 Heritage railways and firehalls: the North Shore celebrates the past during Heritage Week... 14 Theatre North Vancouver's Penniless Theatre and Piglet Productions entertain audiences in this fall's Fringe Festival... 15 Literary Amber Gauley and Stuart Macauley review two new books for kids; D a w n Bennett ponders "the monsterous regiment o f women"... 16 Poetry Poet Tom Thomas performs at Word on the Street... 18 Visual Arts an architect turned artist, Bruce Perry uses his creative talents to paint human portraits... 19 Media nsarts@istar.ca Editorial Advertising deadline: deadline: October October I 15 issue. for the November/December Submissions and letters editor are to the welcome. C o r m o r a n t s , oil on canvas, by Gordon See story on Page 4 for 1955 Smith. details. G l o r i a Loree looks at the history and mandate of Bravo magazine...21 Community clowns and puppets bring lots o f laughs to Delbrook Centre...22