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Ed/tor: Marian Dodd Copy Publisher: Editor: Judy Phillips North Shore Arts Commission Contributing Writers: Louise Aird, Leanne Campbell, Brock Craig, Sarah Dobbs, Meredith Elliot, Anne Love, David Marnoch, Ruth Payne, Karen Segal, Valerie Smaller, Peggy Stortz Layout: Layout Assistant: Printing: Distribution: Marian Dodd Mary Ann S.Anderson Neo Tech Press ARTS Contents: MUSIC C o m i n g soon to y o u r n e i g h b o u r h o o d : T h e V S O . . - . 4 03 ! April Porter & bonne Payne 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. THEATRE Bard o n the Beach and the M o u n t a i n . . . . 5 Arts Alive m Magazine: COMMUNITY L o n g J o h n B a l d r y brings the blues and bucks to D e e p C o v e . . . . 6 East 2nd S t , N o r t h Vancouver, V7L IC3 Phone: (604) 9 8 4 - 9 5 3 7 984-3S63 Fax: (604) e-mail: ART & POLITICS Our Salmon, O u r C h i l d r e n , O n e Earth....8 W o r l d Artists for T i b e t . . . . 9 aalive@wimsey.com 984-9532 A r t s Alive T V : N o r t h Shore A r t s C o m m i s s i o n . 980-3559 e-mail: nsarts@istar.ca Editorial deadline:July 31 Advertising & Calendar deadline: August 14 for the September/October issue. The FESTIVALS H a r m o n y A r t s Festivals comes to West V a n . . . . 1 0 Submissions and letters to the editor are welcome. CALENDAR Your guide to the arts o n the N o r t h Shore and b e y o n d . . . . 12 KIDS' ACTIVITIES S u m m e r arts programs to keep y o u r kids busy.... 14 PROFILE M e e t the w o m a n b e h i n d the costumes for Ragtime.... 16 A profile o f m i x e d - m e d i a artist Jane L o w e r y . . . . l 8 VISUAL ARTS Two Cover (photo by Rick Davis): O u r Salmon, O u r C h i l d r e n , O n e Earth Glass Sculpture by Marina Papais. See story on page 8 for details. new N o r t h Shore art venues.... 19 N o r t h Shore artists at the Vancouver O u t d o o r A r t E x h i b i t i o n . . . . 2 0 The Seymour A r t Gallery's s u m m e r shows....22 ARTS ALIVE TELEVISION Arts A l i v e T V producer F i f Fernandes w i t h program notes....23