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millennium events by Greg Hathaway A Millennium Celebration! O n c e e v e r y t h o u s a n d years, p e o ple f r o m all o v e r t h e w o r l d 1,000-foot-long arts and crafts table, an e c o m a z e , b o u n c y castles, jugglers, b i r d h o u s e making and painting, a s k a t e b o a r d i n g half-pipe and many, many m o r e creative activities will k e e p k i d s , y o u t h s , and adults busy. A t n o o n , the c o n c e r t s b e g i n . T h e mainstage s h o w is p r o d u c e d by J o h n D o n n e l l y of S m o o t h P r o d u c t i o n s and Frank W e i p e r t of T e a m w o r k s . D o n n e l l y is C E O of t h e annual N e w M u s i c W e s t Festival and has p r o d u c e d c o n c e r t s a n d events t h r o u g h o u t w e s t e r n C a n a d a f o r many years. W e i p e r t is a V a n c o u v e r - b a s e d a r t i s t manager, a r t i s t i c d i r e c t o r of N e w M u s i c West, a n d a s e a s o n e d c o n cert promoter. So far. Spirit of the W e s t , Jim B y r n e s , L o c o s B r a v o s . and H B C o n c e p t are heading up the line-up. T h e e v e r - p o p u l a r Spirit of the W e s t , w h i c h has a n e w a l b u m o u t (the band's eleventh!) Hit Parade--(8 Jim B y r n e s may v e r y w e l l be the m o s t p o p u l a r and r e c o g n i z e d blues act in the L o w e r M a i n l a n d , and o v e r the past 20 years he has f o r g e d c a r e e r s as b o t h t e l e v i s i o n a c t o r (Wiseguy and Highlander) and m u s i - have the o p p o r t u n i t y t o g a t h e r t o g e t h e r w i t h friends, family, and n e i g h b o u r s t o c e l e b r a t e the dawning of a n e w m i l l e n n i u m . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , residents o f N o r t h V a n c o u v e r and t h e L o w e r M a i n l a n d w e r e , f o r the m o s t p a r t , officially d i s c o u r a g e d f r o m d o i n g s o this past N e w Year's Eve. Luckily f o r N o r t h S h o r e residents, this is definitely n o t t h e case f o r this year's C a n a d a Day. O n July I. the C i t y of N o r t h V a n c o u v e r invites o n e a n d all. y o u n g and o l d , t o take p a r t in a very special Canada Day Millennium C e l e b r a t i o n . T h e all-day event takes place at W a t e r f r o n t Park a n d features p a r a d e s , live m u s i c , children's, family a n d y o u t h activities, civic c e r e m o n i e s , a b o n f i r e , a n d , o f c o u r s e , the C a n a d a D a y f i r e w o r k s . Best of all, it's absolutely free! T h e p u r p o s e of t h e M i l l e n n i u m C e l e b r a t i o n is s i m p l e : involve the c o m m u n i t y , have a p a r a d e , h o l d c o n c e r t s , a n d , m o s t i m p o r t a n t , leave t h e c o m m u n i t y w i t h a lasting legacy. T h e day begins w i t h a " L i v i n g P a r a d e " o n L o n s d a l e A v e n u e at 10 a m . D e s i g n e d and c o - o r d i n a t e d by R i c h a r d B e r g of N o r t h V a n c o u v e r , t h e p a r a d e w i l l have an e n v i r o n m e n t a l multicultural theme and.feature beautiful c o s t u m e s , s t i l t - w a l k e r s , jugg l e r s , a n d m u c h m o r e . T h e parade reappears a number of times t h r o u g h o u t the day at W a t e r f r o n t Park. C o m m u n i t y w o r k s h o p s t o p r e pare f o r the parade w i l l be o r g a n i z e d in a d v a n c e by B e r g . T h e c o s t u m e s and a r t c r e a t e d for this parade will b e c o m e p a r t of t h e legacy of this c e l e b r a t i o n a n d w i l l b e u s e d in f u t u r e N o r t h S h o r e parades, art displays, and events. A t 11 a m , the R o t a r y C l u b will h o s t the official c e r e m o n i e s , f o l l o w e d by c h i l d r e n - and f a m i l y - o r i e n t e d activities, w h i c h c o n t i n u e will t h r o u g h o u t t h e day i n t o t h e evening. P o p u l a r children's e n t e r t a i n e r s , a cian. H e c u r r e n t l y hosts his o w n variety p r o g r a m . The jim Byrnes Show, o n V T V . L o c o s B r a v o s . w h o s e latest a l b u m , Mandala, and c u r r e n t v i d e o , Congo, w e r e b o t h p r o d u c e d in N o r t h V a n c o u v e r , play n o u v e a u f l a m e n c o music that has taken the g r o u p f r o m busking the streets o f V a n c o u v e r to c r o s s - c o u n t r y r a d i o airplay and a number-one video on TV's Bravo channel. H B C o n c e p t has also b e e n a p o p u l a r club act in t h e L o w e r M a i n l a n d f o r many y e a r s , w i t h its irresistible c o n t e m p o r a r y R & B s o u n d . T h e four winners of the N o r t h Shore Songwriting C o n t e s t -- Shawna and A n n a G r o h n . C h r i s t i e G r a c e . T e r r y B r e n n a n , and l o c a l grade-nine student W i l l i a m B l u n d e r f i e l d -- w i l l also be featured o n the mainstage e a r l i e r in t h e day. Living Parade T h e day's festivities w i l l w i n d - u p a r o u n d 10 p m w i t h a bonfire a n d . o f Illustration j.White by Chart Bustin'/Snaiems, began as a d u e t in 1983, p e r f o r m i n g regularly o n t h e N o r t h S h o r e in such venues as the Raven and t h e T r a i l e r