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Editor: Marian Dodd Copy Editor: Judy Phillips Publisher: North Shore Arts Commission Contributing Writers: Louise Aird, Graham Marnoch, Argyle, Ben D 'Andrea, Karen Love, Ashley MacDonald, Maria Malcolm, David Vol Mason, Ruth Payne, Doug Rushton Layout Mary Ann S.Anderson Printing: Neo Tech Press Distribution: Lianne Payne WR0 3 « » ARTS A L I V E Contents HERITAGE Paine Hardware--after the fire: what the future holds .... 4 THE ARTS Getting R i c h in the Arts: the first annual North Vancouver Arts Symposium MUSIC The North Vancouver Youth Band brings joy to many an ear! .... 8 PROFILE Meet the Vancouver Chamber C h o i r ' s George "Geordie" Roberts .... 10 CALENDAR Your guide to the arts on the North Shore and beyond .... 12 ....6 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: A r t s Alive gratefully acknowledges continued financial assistance from the City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver. A r t s Alive magazine: 148 East 2nd St, NorthVancouverV7L IC3 Phone:984-9537 Fax:984-3S63 984-9532 e-mail: aalive@wimsey.com A r t s Alive T V : North Shore Arts Commission e-mail: nsarts@istar.ca Editorial deadline: April I Advertising deadline: April 15 for the May/June issue. Submissions and letters to the editor are welcome. DANCE A former dance student shares the value of good teachers .... 14 THEATRE THEATRE The North Shore Zone Theatre BC ' s" S 24th Festival of Micha e l St.of John Smith is l a y i Annual n g Dragons".... 16 Plays .... 15 VISUAL ARTS A new exhibit at the N V M A introduces us to Canada's " A m e l i a Earharts".... 18 VISUAL ARTS Presentation House Gallery hosts two contemporary Chinese artists .... 20 ARCHITECTURE The Mountain of G o d -- a descriptive tour of H a r - E l : the exquisite new Jewish synagogue in West Vancouver.... 21 SPACE FOR R A N T A s Art Awareness Week approaches. Ruth Payne and M a r i a M a l c o l m Cover: V o g u e from magazine Chinese See story on page cover artist Zhou 20 for the series faux by Tiehai. details. explore the importance of art in everyone's lives .... 22 ARTS A L I V E TELEVISION Arts A l i v e T V producer F i f Fernandes with notes on upcoming shows.... 23