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a r t s I March I April 2005 Arts ^5' Alive is p u b l i s h e d b y the Arts and Culture Commission of North Vanouver The Arts a n d Culture (ACCNV) Commission of North Shore and Vanouver is d e d i c a t e d t o e n h a n c i n g North t h e q u a l i t y o f life f o r t h e w h o l e industry a n d as a recreation. c o m m u n i t y t h r o u g h t h e arts t h r i v i n g b o t h as a n The Arts C u l t u r e C o m m i s s i o n o f N o r t h V a n o u v e r is j o i n t l y f u n d e d by t h e C i t y o f N o r t h V a n c o u v e r a n d t h e District o f N o r t h V a n c o u v e r . It is a n a r m s - l e n g t h b o d y c r e a t e d t o s e r v e as a n a d v i s o r y b o a r d t o m u n i c i p a l g o v e r n m e n t d e a l i n g w i t h local c u l t u r a l issues a n d s e r v i c i n g t h e arts/cultural n e e d s o f t h e c o m m u n i t y . Please visit o u r w e b s i t e f o r m o r e info: www.northvanarts.com 4 Violinist Extraordinäre Regina Carter: Blending Jazz & Classical Traditions Arts Alive M a g a z i n e : 335 L o n s d a l e A v e . , N o r t h V a n c o u v e r , V7M 2G3 Phone: 604.984.9537 Fax: 604.980.3565 Email: artsalive@telus.net 6 Watch out for the Bat! Die Fledermaus Arts and Culture Commission of North Vancouver: 604.980.3559 e-mail: Editor: Nona Beiks Copy Editor: nsarts@telus.net 8 I spotlight A Gallery with Heart in the Heart of Lower Lonsdale 9 Arts Symposium Leslie A n n W o o t t o n Contributing Writers: Belinda Bruce, 14 The Show Must Go On S a r a h Ellis, S h e l l e y H a r r i s o n R a e , Bill J e f f r i e s , Jennifer Nesselroad, Peggy Stortz, Melanie Thompson Representative: 10 Reason to Celebrate: Laudate Singers Mark 10th Anniversary Season 12 Your guide to the Arts on the North Shore and beyond 16 4th Annual North Shore Writers Festival Advertising Jeffrey Boone, 604.984.9537 D e s i g n 81 P r o d u c t i o n : Raakhi Patel Editorial Deadline: April 6 for M a y I June 2 0 0 5 issue. Advertising & Calendar deadline: April 6 for t h e M a y I J u n e 2 0 0 5 issue. Story ideas a n d letters to the e d i t o r are welcome. Cover images: D e s i S a n t o s , oil p a i n t i n g 18 Songs, Stories & a Cup of Joe 20 Whey-ah-Wichen Facing the Wind - A Community Art Project 22 Unsent Dispatches from the Iranian Revolution M a r c h I A p r i l 3