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recreation I Summer Daycamps with an Arts Bent For a truly unique summer daycamp experience, look no further than rccCenlre Delbrook--an artsCcntrc within :i recCcnUe! Delbrook is a wonderfully equipped facility featuring a large pottery studio, arts & crafts room and dance studio, all surrounded by trails and a creek for outdoor inspiration! Camps are geared toward 8- to 12-yearolds and include such activities as die multi-media art camp Arts Explosion, Music Theatre Camp (with Rosanne Johnson), Le Club Français (French camp), and a new, jointly-run Summer Bandcamp with the North Vancouver Youth Band. Children are invited to pair these half-day camp suggestions with afternoon sport, swim and traditional daycamp activities offered through Delbrook, where FUN is the common denominator! Drop by the facility at 600 West Queens Rd. or call 987-PLAY and ask for the Delbrook Front Desk for more information on these and other summer activities. , £ j " ; fascinating world of puppetry by not only making their own puppets, but also writing scripts and mounting perfor In addition to the puppetry programs, LonsdalerecCcntreoffers drama program* for both preschool and school-age children Theatre games, mime, improvisation*] work and video will help develop your child's confidence and imagination. The arts then get big with our Big Art Week. Have you ever wished your kids could have a studio the size of half a curling rink? Here's their opportunity Forget those small shccLs of drawing paper--during Big Art Week, kids will explore artmaking dial is truly large-teak. Other visual art programmes for children Uut encourage creativity are: Multi-Media Art Week, Art Carousel. Art Exploration* and Cartooning and Animation. There are also programs for adults who like the idea of creating out of doors Registrants in the sculpture class will visit local beaches and parks, where they'll experiment with pitfiring and making local installations. New this summer is a Landscape Drawing class, another opportunity to get into our parks, bush and beaches and leant drawing and sketching techniques. AH of Lonsdale Ree Centre's are highly qualified and creative people who will bring to life the creative spirit in every child and adult. For further ' >ork has been termed "unusual, whimsical, modem, traditional, energetic and functional," although his own description--"nco-lribal, post-punk, suburban folk art"--probably does it most justice. The recCenlrc arches began as a simple exercise in introducing some colour and depth to the corridor, but in Ross's capable hands, they quickly blossomed into a much more fun and lively concept.Visit the DelbrookrecCenlrcat the comer of Weslvicw Drive and West Queens Rd. and sec this wonderful addition for yourself! Delbrook Gets Artsy Facelift by Charles Boname North Vancouver sculptor Ross Ireland has added a particularly creative touch to the Delbrook Recreation Centre. A series of colourful, three-dimensional arches (five in all) line the corridor of the centre. Elaborating on the already bright color scheme of the North Van recreation centres, die arches feature stylized patterns in shades of blue, pink, purple, green and yellow, and human figures involved in a variety ofrecreationalactivities. Art Programs for Young & Old by Michael Ouchi The Lonsdale Recreation Centre is offering a wide variety of visual and performing arts programs for children and adults this A new puppet stage is die focus of our "Puppets, Puppets, Puppets" program for children. Pre-schoolers will have a great time using ordinary, everyday materials to make extra-ordinary puppets. They will use their imaginations in bringing die puppets to life in this exciting program that combines storytelling, games and plenty of fun. Older children will explore the Michael Ouchi is a Recreation Program Worker at Lonsdale recCentre. He is also actively involved in the Powell Street Festival, which takes place July 31August I at Oppenheimer Park. th e a t r e Irish Actor Returns to Centennial by Oksana Dexter When Shay Duffin appeared at (he Centennial Theatre in 1989 with Confessions of an Irish Rebel, a portrayal of Irish playwright Brendan Bchan. the surprise, since Shay practically became Behan, a witty, bawdy and tormented man, drinking away his neuroses and heading toward cirrhosis suicide. As Colin Thomas of The Georgia Straight wrote, "gargling Guiness. weaving endless stones and breaking into song. Shay unabashedly loves both his work and Brendan Behan, the man he honors with it." At that time. Confessions had already been performed over 4000 limes, but Shay hadn't lost his touch. "He's still as adroit as 12 A m Acte». Jui»/Au«u>t 1993 ever with Bchan's material, still as roguish with the bawdy and die blasphemy, still as touching in his evocation of Behan's lifeloving defiance of his self-imposed fate," wrote Max Wyman. Now, after a four-year absence. Shay Duffin brings Brendan Bchan back to the Centennial Theatre stage. But that's not all--he's also bringing along some new material, which combines his extraordinary gift of die gab with his love of all that is Insh. In The Importance of Being Irish, Shay lakes us on a journey through the Dublin of his youth, introducing us to some of the more colourful characters he encountered, and reminding us of the richness of Irish literature. This production was first performed in 1990, and Shay's success as a compelling actor and storyteller has been well documented everywhere it has played. As Being Irish is a jaunty, two-hour tour-deforce, as irreverently hilarious as the best stand-up comedy routines. And in its sheer Irishness, it's full of lilting life and love." And so. for all die people who called the theatre asking when Shay would be back, he is coming August 17th. Confessions of an Irish Rebel and The Importance of Being Irish will run in repertory until September 4th. Tickets are $15 and will go on sale at the Centennial Theatre box office July 7th. Call 984-4484 and reserve early. Oksana Dexter is the Cultural Services Coordinator for Centennial Theatre