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Call to North Shore Gardeners The North Vancouver Community Arts C o u n c i l is soliciting North S h o r e gardeners to participate in an Art in the Garden Tour scheduled to take place in late May. W e want to put visual art, twodimensional and three-dimensional, in beautiful gardens for a two-day tour combined with musicians. Prizes will be awarded for the best garden in various categories. Deadline for submissions is Friday, February 2nd. Generation Microserfs, Wyoming. X , Polaroids from the Dead, and, m o s t recently, Miss Another North Vancouver writer is S t e p h e n M i l l e r . H i s b o o k T h e Woman and in the Yard c a m e o u t in 1999 is a v a i l a b l e t h i s fall in p a p e r b a c k . It is a m y s t e r y n o v e l s e t in 1 9 5 4 i n rural N o r t h C a r o l i n a . O n e reviewer says t h a t S t e p h e n M i l l e r h a s r a i s e d the southern cop genre to a new l e v e l . M i l l e r is a n a t i v e o f C a r o l i n a b u t h a s l i v e d in North North ATTENTION Art Lovers C o m e and c h e c k out our Art Rental Programme! V a n c o u v e r f o r 3 2 y e a r s . H e is a l s o a n a c c o m p l i s h e d a c t o r a n d has a r e c u r r i n g p a r t in t h e p o p u l a r Da Inquest. Vinci's H e plays Z a c k M c N a b , a police accident investigator and D a V i n c i ' s n e m e s i s . M i l l e r is a l s o p l a y i n g N i c e l y N i c e l y in Guys & Dolls, which o p e n s a t T h e P l a y h o u s e in N o v e m b e r . A multi-talented guy to be sure. N o t t o b e m i s s e d t h i s fall a n d s u r e t o b e a m u c h a p p r e c i a t e d g i f t is Harbour British P u b l i s h i n g ' s Encyclopedia which comes comof You can rent a piece of original art for your home or office for as little as $8 per month. T h e maximum monthly rental cost is $30. W e have over 250 works of art in our collection representing over seventy artists. Most of the artwork is available for sale. If you decide to purchase a piece you can deduct up to three months rent from the cost of the art. The collection includes works produced in oils, acrylics, water colours, pastels, and photography. T h e works cover a range of styles from abstract to realistic. There is everything from landscapes and still lifes to collages and monoprints. There is a size, style and price to suit all needs. Art Rental will be held on the following dates: Monday, November 6, 2000 & Monday, December 4, 2000 from 12 noon to 8pm Presentation House Gallery 333 Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver. For m o r e information contact: Columbia, plete w i t h an i n t e r a c t i v e C D R o m . D a n i e l Francis, e d i t o r of the book, m a k e s his h o m e o n t h e N o r t h S h o r e and has a w e a l t h o f e x p e r i e n c e c r e a t with ing large r e f e r e n c e p r o j e c t s c r e d i t s t o o n u m e r o u s t o list h e r e . The Columbia, Encyclopedia of British a w o n d e r f u l b o o k t h a t has b e e n t e n y e a r s in t h e m a k i n g , is a c o l l a b o r a t i o n by s c h o l a r s , w r i t e r s , artists, and e x p e r t s f r o m every field. It is full o f p h o t o g r a p h s , i l l u s t r a t i o n s , and e x p l a n a t i o n s of e v e r y t h i n g y o u North V a n c o u v e r C o m m u n i t y Arts C o u n c i l P r e s e n t a t i o n H o u s e Art C e n t r e 333 Chesterfield Avenue North Vancouver, B C V7M or 1T3 ever wanted to k n o w about B C -- whether ancient o r c o n t e m p o r a r y s o m e w h e r e in b e t w e e n . O n c e y o u o p e n the b o o k y o u w o n ' t be able t o p u t it d o w n . Phone: 988-6844 Fax: 988-2787 Email: nvartscouncil@telus.net J o i n Blanche Howard for the launch in 2. of P e n e l o p e ' s W a y at 32 Books Edgemont Village on November