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festivals I by Lara Freimond North Shore Gears U p For the 14 Annual Harmony A r t s Festival th one of the festival's most popular p r o g r a m s , ArtBeat. For m o r e t h a n a d e c a d e the arrival of the first l o n g w e e k e n d in A u g u s t has s i g n a l e d t h e start o f t h e H a r m o n y A r t s in W e s t V a n c o u v e r . A r t a n d m u s i c e n t h u s i a s t s f r o m across t h e l o w e r m a i n l a n d flock t o t h e w a t e r f r o n t t o e x p e r i e n c e a variety o f visual a n d p e r f o r m i n g arts. Visitors w a n d e r t h e festival site, f r o m D u n d a r a v e t o 1 3 t h Street, M a r i n e Drive t o A r g y l e A v e n u e , e x p l o r i n g t h e festival's m a n y find s o m e t h i n g of interest. Live music fans c a n look f o r w a r d t o a m u l t i t u d e of concerts. O n e a c h night of t h e ten-day festival there is a Sunset C o n c e r t at 7 : 3 0 p m in J o h n L a w s o n Park (the f o o t o f 1 6 t h Street). This year's Sunset C o n c e r t Series kicks o f f w i t h a p e r f o r m a n c e by JUNO and West Coast Music Award winning band, The indoor and outdoor venues. Everyone, f r o m c u r i o u s passers-by t o avid art a f i c i o n a d o s , c a n ArtBeat showcases art d i s p l a y e d in t h e s t o r e f r o n t s of m e r c h a n t s o n M a r i n e Drive a n d Bellevue a n d in D u n d a r a v e . Ferry B u i l d i n g G a l l e r y w i l l be o p e n . D o z e n s o f artisans w i l l b e p r e s e n t at t h e C r a f t M a r k e t next t o t h e Ferry Buidling Gallery - a beautiful seaside open-air market f e a t u r i n g live music. N e w p r o g r a m s h a v e b e e n a d d e d year after year a n d festival visitors c a n e x p e c t t o f i n d m a n y o f t h e i r f a v o u r i t e p r o g r a m s f r o m t h e past returning in 2 0 0 4 like Cinema in the Park at John Lawson Park. Following the Sunset C o n c e r t , an o p e n air feature film will be screened preceded by a short film by a local filmmaker. H a r m o n y A r t s F e s t i v a l r u n s J u l y 30 t o A u g u s t 8. P r o g r a m g u i d e s w i l l be a v a i l a b l e in t h e last w e e k o f July. F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n p l e a s e call 604 925 7268 o r v i s i t t h e f e s t i v a l w e b s i t e , www.harmonyarts.ca. P a p e r b o y s - C e l t i c f u s i o n at its b e s t (July 3 0 ) . Lee A a r o n w i l l p e r f o r m her u n i q u e b l e n d of j a z z , r o o t s , a n d p o p (July 3 1 ) . C o m e dance to the big band sounds of o n e of Canada's treasures, the 17-piece Dal Richards' Orchestra (August 1). A l s o p e r f o r m i n g in t h e series is t h e l e g e n d a r y Barney Bentall ( A u g u s t 2), t h e A d a m W o o d a l l B a n d ( A u g u s t 3), s i n g e r / s o n g w r i t e r t r i o Rae Armour+Beverley Elliott+Meg Tennant (August 4), country roots a n d n e w g r a s s family b a n d The Higgins ( A u g u s t 5), Jim Byrnes A c o u s t i c B a n d f e a t u r i n g Z u b o t & D a w s o n ( A u g u s t 6), a n d C u b a ' s all-girl e n s e m b l e D'Talle ( A u g u s t 7). This year's Sunset C o n c e r t Series w i l l e n d w i t h the N e w Orleans Z y d e c o blues of Gary C o m e a u & The V o o d o o All Stars (August 8). The magical a n d intimate Fountain Stage will showcase some of BC's finest s o n g w r i t e r s w i t h three e v e n i n g concerts at 9 p m (Fireworks nights); Just S i n g i n ' R o u n d (July 31), Bluebird N o r t h Shore hosted by Shari Ulrich, featuring Bill Henderson (Chilliwack), M e l a n i e Dekker, a n d C h i n (August 4) a n d Bluebird N o r t h Shore hosted by Roy Forbes, featuring Paul Hyde (The Payola$), Babe Gurr, a n d Rebecca Jenkins (with Joel Bakan) (August 7). O p t i o n s f o r visual art lovers range f r o m t h e t r a d i t i o n a l gallery setting of t h e H a r m o n y A r t s Festival G r o u p S h o w in t h e Ferry B u i l d i n g G a l l e r y (the f o o t of 1 3 t h Street) a n d t h e Silk Purse Gallery (the foot of 16th Street), to the informal storefronts of N A T U R A L V A R I E T Y P E T F O O D S 2477 M a r i n e D r i v e West Vancouver, B C V7V 1L3 M i k e Lee (Store M a n a g e r ) (604) 926-8841 Phone