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arts editorial "In the beginner's Zen Master mind there are many possibilities. In the experts mind, there are few" Suzuki I V e just r e t u r n e d f r o m the funeral o f a man w h o played cards w i t h my F a t h e r the I night I w a s b o r n . H e w a s a quiet q u i x o t i c feature o f t h e landscape o f my life ever since that night. H i s death w a s n ' t c o m p l e t e l y u n e x p e c t e d . A t 89, he literally w e n t walking-it w a s his t i m e . D u r i n g the m e m o r i a l I sat n e x t t o my n e p h e w Beau a n d w a t c h e d as friends and relatives said g o o d bye t o M a r t i n O n c l e and o n t h e way out, s t o p p e d t o smile t h r o u g h t h e i r tears and g r e e t Beau. It r e m i n d e d m e o f the image o f O l d F a t h e r T i m e silently slipping o u t and the N e w Year baby joyously b o u n c i n g in. Since the beginning o f t i m e , babies a n d c h i l d r e n have h e l d a p o w e r f u l place in o u r lives. U s i n g a baby t o signify the N e w Year began in G r e e c e a r o u n d 6 0 0 B C . T h e G r e e k t r a d i t i o n , at the t i m e , was t o c e l e b r a t e t h e i r g o d o f w i n e , D i o n y s u s , by p a r a d ing a baby in a basket, r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e annual r e b i r t h o f t h a t g o d as the s p i r i t o f fertility. Early Egyptian a r t also used the image o f a baby as a s y m b o l o f r e b i r t h . T i m e s may have changed, but t h r o u g h o u t the w o r l d , p e o p l e feel t h e same s e n t i m e n t . T h e N e w Year is a t i m e o f fresh starts a n d hopes, a n e w beginning. Babies a n d c h i l d r e n , in t h e i r u n e n c u m b e r e d w i s d o m , inspire a n d r e m i n d us that the w o r l d is a fascinating place and t h e r e is m u c h t o e x p l o r e and d i s c o v e r w h e n y o u l o o k w i t h My nephew Beau reminds Photo Rita Beiks me of the child in all of us. " o p e n " eyes a n d heart. A n e w year, a n e w m i l l e n i u m , and all is possible. R e s o l v e t o m a k e this t h e y e a r that y o u r e c o r d t h e song that's b e e n playing o v e r and o v e r in y o u r head (see page 23), s u b m i t the s h o r t s t o r y y o u ' v e w r i t t e n , o r buy that s c u l p t u r e that's b e e n calling t o y o u since t h e day y o u s a w it. F o l l o w the w i s d o m o f c h i l d r e n - g o o u t and play.And r e m e m b e r , it's okay t o c o l o u r o u t s i d e o f the lines! -- I l o n a B e i k s , a s s o c i a t e e d i t o r , A r t s Alive Magazine A r t s A l i v e invites w r i t e r s , artists o f all m e d i a , and arts o r g a n i z a t i o n s t o s u b m i t s t o r i e s and ideas t o b e c o n s i d e r e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n . W e ' r e also l o o k i n g f o r a r t w o r k , p h o t o g r a p h s , events, p e o p l e , etc. f o r f u t u r e c o v e r s of A r t s A l i v e . N o t e : t h e r e m u s t b e a N o r t h S h o r e c o n n e c t i o n . Interested? C o n t a c t Nona Beiks at 9 8 4 - 9 5 3 7 . ARTS o n e y e a r $ 16.05 Subscriber N a m e : City: ARTS ALIVE M A G A Z I N E SUBSCRIPTION YES! I would like t o subscribe t o A r t s A l i v e magazine for t h e term indicated below: . t w o years $32.10 t h r e e years $48.15 Address: (prices include CSTj Postal C o d e : P L E A S E I N D I C A T E IF T H I S I S A G I F T S U B S C R I P T I O N : (if yes, a c a r d will b e s e n d in y o u r n a m e : Please enclose p a y m e n t by c h e q u e o r m o n e y order, a n d send t o A r t s Alive 148 E a s t 2 n d St., N o r t h V a n c o u v e r , phone: (604) 984-9537; B.C. V 7 L IC3 Magazine, fax:(604) 984-3563 L J