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4 music The Buddy System: Teaching Peace literary arts 8 Writers and the Web New opportunities for writers on the World Wide Web 16 A snapshot of the local arts scene art matters through Song An innovative approach to dealing with bullies 5 Helping Music Grow on the North Shore Long & McQuade: committed to supporting musicians 6 Take Flight with Kurt Elling Three-Time Grammy nominee featured in Capilano Jazz Series millennium project 9 Connections: A Sense of Place Check out the City's newest gallery short story 10 Ode to Honey's by Brett Stone visual arts discovery 2001: A Space Odyssey A thought-provoking exhibit at the Seymour Art Gallery calendar 12 Your guide to Arts on the North Shore and beyond 19 Art, Computers & Interactivity David Rokeby's interactive installations are guaranteed to engage you at Presentation House Gallery callboard 14 Support for Emerging Artists The Judy Dennis Training Fund offers a helping hand to North Shore artists community 20 Arts Groups on the Move! North Shore Arts Commission and North Vancouver Coummunity Arts Council move to a new home portrait 15 Peter Jorgensen's star is rising dance Alice's Wonderland Just Got Wilder! Motus 0 Dance Theatre's Alice is part dance, part theatre and all fun for children of all ages f o r t h e public art 22 Public Art and the Private Developer Guidelines for public art in the private sector W E B ¡ 2 / " ^ 0 Arts Alive is published by the North Shore Arts Commission The North Shore Arts Commission (NSAC) is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for the whole North Shore community through the arts thriving both as an industry and as a recreation. The North Shore Arts Commission is jointly funded by the City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver. It is an arms-length body created to serve as an advisory board to municipal government dealing with local cultural issues and servicing the arts/cultural needs of the community. Please visit our website for more info www/dnv.org/nsarts. Arts Alive Magazine: 148 East 2nd St., North Vancouver, V7L 1C3 Phone: 604 984-9537 Fax: 604 984-3563 e-mail: aalive@wimsey.com North Shore Arts Commission: 980-3559 e-mail: nsarts@istar.ca Editor: llona Beiks Copy Editor: Judy Phillips Publisher: North Shore Arts Commission Contributing Writers: Rand Berthaudin, Al Price, Lin Bennett, Maureen Curtis, Graham Eagle, Karen Henry, Peggy Stortz, Amalia Townsend. Design & Production: Sage Design Printing: Contact Printing & Mailing Ltd. Editorial deadline: March 10 Advertising & Calendar deadline: April 7 for the May/June 2000 issue. Story ideas and letters to the editor are welcome. Cover image: Detail from Raw Energy by Janis Blyth, oil pastel, 34" x 42", 2000 January | February 3