Note from the Producer Anderson. C o r i Creed. M a r y Downe. Mary-Coomber M i l e s , G a y Hammond, and Nancy Weintjes. The film industry employed more than 25.000 people in full and parttime jobs and added more than $537 million to the B C economy last year. We go behind the scenes of H o l l y w o o d North to show you how you can make money and still be an artist! Michael St. John Smith went from being a creative director of advertising at M c C a n n - E r i c k s o n to becoming a actor/writer. We go to a rehearsal of W e e invite you to join hosts Jackie D y c k and Graham Argyle as they cover all disciplines and genres of art, music, theatre, dance, and public art, on Arts Alive TV. In February's program, we brought you the first o f a two-part conversation with North Vancouver sculpture A l Emsley. This month we w i l l show you how Emsley has incorporated science, literature, theosophy, and various cultures into his astounding body of work. We have a number of other entertaining stories on the show. The Arts Alive TV team was on location at the Ferry B u i l d i n g in West Vancouver recently to capture the opening of The Garden in A r t . a mixed-media exhibit featuring the works of Byran his play Slaying Dragons, a comedy about a misguided men's group whose road to self-discovery is more than they bargained for! See story on page 16. Why do more than 100 young people, ranging in age from 10 to 20. gather together weekly to play in a band? Youth reporter Noel Fisher checks out the fun with the North Vancouver Youth Band as they start preparations for their 60th anniversary and an upcoming concert. See story on page 8. In our A p r i l show. Graham, an architect by day (and Arts Alive TV host by night) guides us through the new Har-El Jewish synagogue, where we meet with M a r k Ostry, the architect whose design has received arts alive television the Canadian Architect Award. You can read the article Graham wrote on this exquisite building, on page 21. We also meet sisters Cathy-Anne Whitworth and Trisha Gagnon who are the nuts and bolts of Tumbleweed. a band whose tunes are climbing the charts in Europe and Australia. We have seen North Vancouver actor Jay Brazeau in countless television programs, films, and plays. N o w we get an inside look at the real man--the husband, father o f two, and working actor. For an enjoyable evening o f arts and entertainment on Rogers Community 4. tune into Arts Alive TV on Fridays and Mondays (see dates and times below) Please note that we now have our own phone, complete with voicemail! The phone number is 984-9532. We invite your story ideas, thoughts, and concerns. A l s o , please call the Rogers Community 4 viewer response line at 412-2656. Rogers needs to know that quality arts programming is important! as -- F i f Fernandes Producer. Arts Alive TV Escape the spring showers and watch the arts come alive on March 6 and 13 9:00 pm onday, March 9 and 16 4:00 pm Friday, April 3 and 10 9:00 pm Monday, April 6 and 13 4:00 pm 'roduced by the North Shore Arts Commission support of: and brought to you with the generous v tcrv C O M M U N I T Y RSGERS TV