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p r s ? sF*> R 1 n W 7 r*? JUL - T I appetite for art a r t s I A X À v e 4 Lower Lonsdale J a n u a r y | February 2 0 0 3 /ffti^. I ^ J ^ L Arts Arts Alive is p u b l i s h e d by t h e a n d Culture C o m m i s s i o n of I creative space More Than Just Friends North Vanouver The Arts and Culture Commission of North Vanouver (ACCNV) is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for the whole North Shore community through the arts thriving both as an industry a n d as a recreation. The Arts and Culture Commission of North Vanouver is jointly funded by the City of North Vancouver a n d the District of North Vancouver. It is an arms-length body created to serve as an advisory dealing with board to municipal government local cultural | literary arts Two Women Authors Celebrate the Birth of Their 'Other' Babies issues and servicing the arts/cultural needs of the community. Please visit our website for more info: www.northvanarts.com Arts A l i v e M a g a z i n e : 355 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, V7M 2G3 P h o n e : 604.984.9537 Fax: 604.980.3565 E m a i l : artsalive@telus.net Arts a n d Culture C o m m i s s i o n of North Vanouver: 604.980.3559 e-mail: nsarts@telus.net Editor: llona Beiks C o p y Editor: Leslie A n n Wootton C o n t r i b u t i n g Writers: Maureen Curtis, Jason Cyr, Sarah Hoberg, Martin Hunt, Bill Jeffries, M o r g a n Palmer, Amy Pirie-Ford, Brett Stone, Peggy Stortz 10 | calendar 12 Your guide to the Arts on the North Shore and beyond I music Smooth Cool Jazz That's Magic | portrait 14 Michael David Simms: Fame is not on his agenda, integrity is. | art matters 11 Pinnacle Strings & Orchestra Experience 11 Young North Van Duo in Artropolis | music 15 The Town Pants | functional art 16 Van Dop Design for Living Exhibition A d v e r t i s i n g Representative: Joy Cowie 604.980.3559 Design & Production: Raakhi Patel Printing: Contact Printing & Mailing Ltd. Editorial Deadline: A u g u s t 1, 2003 Advertising & Calendar deadline: August 9 for the September | October 2003 issue. Story ideas and letters to the editor are welcome. Cover image: 21 20 18 | visual arts ATHENS ON THE FRASER The Photographs of H.G. Cox | theatre Donald Adams Tackles Shylock For Bard On The Beach | graduating class Picturing Textiles | festivals 22 West Vancouver Gears Up for 13th Annual Harmony Arts Festival July | A u g u s t 3