Capilarrio C o l l e s e Performing Art* Theatre CAP FOLK 'N' ROOTS SERIES & t h e Jaybirds; Joseph; Manx; John Reischman Kelly Joe Phelps; M a r t y n The Arrogant Worms; Harry A r l o G u t h r i e (@ the Chan Centre) Just Announced for 2005 Solas; A b d u l l a h C h h a d e h ; T o m Russell w i t h special guest Nanci Griffith; Raylene Rankin a n d Archie H'sao c I « 4 " Fisher; C A P JAZZ SERIES J a n e B u n n e t t ; Bill C h a r l a p I Trio; R o b M c C o n n e l l Trio; I Regina Carter I C A P THEATRE SERIES 1 Sexy L a u n d r y ; Into t h e W o o d s I Box Office: 6 0 4 . 9 9 0 . 7 S 1 0 H www.capcollege.bc.ca/theatre eoo*. CAPILANO COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE 2055 PURCELL WAY NORTH VANCOUVER [ Capitano E College The Cripple and His Talismans, by Anosh Irani. Raincoast Books, 2004. A n o s h Irani, t h e y o u n g B o m b a y - b o r n a u t h o r w h o m o v e d t o B.C. in 1 9 9 8 , has received critical a c c l a i m f o r his first novel The I I I I want want want want to play to play to play to play the flute. the piano. the guitar. the violin. Cripple and his Talismans. Irani has e x c h a n g e d t h e s t e a m i n g subtropical e n v i r o n m e n t o f India f o r t h e misty m o u n t a i n s o f Lynn Valley, b u t his w r i t i n g , i n c l u d i n g his a c c l a i m e d play The m a m Matka King w h i c h w a s p r o d u c e d by t h e A r t s C l u b last s p r i n g , is g r o u n d e d in t h e d e n s e m y s t e r i o u s u n d e r w o r l d o f B o m b a y w i t h its rich cast o f misfits, p r o s t i t u t e s a n d b e g g a r s . T h e u n named narrator of Cripple is searching f o r his lost a r m , b u t his w a n d e r i n g s lead h i m t o d i s c o v e r n o t his m i s s i n g a p p e n d a g e but the m e a n i n g o f his life. S o u n d s serious? Yet there is dark humour as w e l l , a n d a c o m p e l l i n g story. Elizabeth A u s t i n is t h e L i b r a r i a n , P a r k g a t e B r a n c h o f N o r t h Vancouver District Library We We We We have have have have flutes. pianos. guitars. violins. M c Q u a d e c q u a d L o n g & l o n g - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS* of Kahunsha. Company. will be published playwright in W h e t h e r y o u ' r e l o o k i n g to rent, finance orbuy,w e have including: 604-986-0911 w h a t y o u want. 2 4stores across C a n a d a 1615 Lonsdale Avenue, North I r a n i ' s s e c o n d n o v e l , The Song by Raincoast B o o k s i n S p r i n g 2 0 0 6 . H e is c u r r e n t l y residence at t h e Arts Club Theatre Vancouver J a n u a r y I F e b r u a r y 9