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a r Pacific Spirit Choir and Orchestra M a y 4, 7.30pm West Vancouver United Church Mendelssohn's Elijah Call 604-922-9171 for details. Sinfonia M a y 11, 7.30pm Centennial Theatre 2300 Lonsdale box office 604-984-4484 Clyde Mitchell conducts Sinfonia in a Mother's Day Spring Concert, featuring works by Bach, Grieg, Weisgarber a n d Mendelssohn. Songs for Springtime M a y 11, 8 p m M o u n t Seymour United Church 1200 Parkgate Under the direction of Terry PittBrooke, the North Shore Chorus performs Love Songs for Springtime, mixing works by Brahms and Sibelius with such popular pieces as "I've G o t the World on a String." It will be joined by jazz luminary AI Matheson a n d his trio. Call 6 0 4 904-8418 for details. Michael C o n w a y Baker May 15, 7.30 Parkgate Library The composer talks about the symbiotic relationship between classical music a n d the movies. Baker has w o n three Genie awards for film scores, and will illustrate his talk with film clips. To pre-register call 604-9293727. The North Shore C h a m b e r Orchestra M a y 26, 2.30 pm St. Catherine's Anglican Church, E d g e m o n t Village The orchestra presents a concert of music by Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Brahms a n d others. Summer Jazz Thursdays, 7.30pm The Silk Purse 1 570 Argyle Avenue West Vancouver A series of jazz concerts running throughout June a n d July includes such North Vancouver artists as Stolen Moments (June 6) a n d Phoenix (June 20). Other performers will include Elizabeth Durey (vocal) a n d Michael M a g n u s s o n (percussion), t w o students in the Capilano College jazz studies program w h o have just been a w a r d ed scholarships commemorating the artist Myrtle Mayall. For details call 604-925-7292. Pro Nova Ensemble M a y 26, 7.30 p m M o u n t Seymour United Church, M a y 29, 7.30 p m West Vancouver Unitarian Church The last concert of the season. Call 604-988-1058 for details. t s^XylYe ay Talking With ... to M a y 4 Presentation House Prior to its performance as part of the Theatre BC festival, Theatre West Van's production of Jane Martin's award-winning play opens at the same venue. Call 604-990-3474 for details. June Twelfth Night M a y 9-25, 8pm Deep C o v e Shaw Theatre 4360 Gallant Ave. www.deepcove.bc.ca A joint production of Shakespeare's comedy by First Impressions Theatre and Shifting Point Theatre. Call 604-929-3200 for tickets and details. The May Fantasticks 17-26 (See page 20.) (See page 18.) Theatre BC's Annual Festival of Plays: North Zone M a y 5-11 Presentation House Theatre 3 3 3 Chesterfield Ave www.phtheatre.org Socializing a n d drama mix at this five-day high point of the theatrical year. The festival starts on M a y 5 at 2.30 p m with Theatre BC's Annual General Meeting. The plays are performed nightly at 8 p m . The running order is: May 6 Rescuing Robyn May 7 Breaking the Code May 8 Talking With ... May 9 Time of M y Life M a y 10 Tell M e W h y M a y 11 Canned Ham: The G a m e s h o w At 10.30 each night there will be a public adjudication of the night's performance. Single tickets a n d weekly passes are available. Call the Presentation House box office for details: 604-990-3474. Capilano College Performing Arts Theatre 2055 Purcell Way Tom Kerr, an internationally acclaimed former director of the Stratford (Ontario) Young Company and the Edinburgh Festival turns his hand to New York's longest-running musical. Part of the proceeds from the pro duction will go to the Eldercollege bursary endowment and program enhancement funds. Call 604990-7810 for reservations. H.M.S. P i n a f o r e M a y 17-18, M a y 29-June 1 8pm, M a y 19 & 26 2pm, prev i e w M a y 8 at 8pm Presentation House Theatre North Shore Light Opera Society presents Gilbert and Sullivan's vk of a poor seaman who covets the captain's daughter. For details and reservations call 604-990-3474. One Flew Over t h e Cuckoo's Nest June 14-29, 8pm Deep Cove Shaw Theatre Deep Cove Stage Society presents Dale Wasserman's adaptation of Ken Kesey's take on life in a mental hospital. Call 604-929-3200 {See page 20) 12 May | June