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ART GALLERY The reception for Dr. Sedigheh Nouri, on April 20th was a delightfully successful event with eight paintings sold. The Library's Peter J. Peters Room was the location of what can only be described as a banquet of traditional food prepared by Dr. Nouri herself. The Friends had a busy night -Roy Geldart was on crowd control, Noelene Harland was busy serving the coffee, Gisele Black served tea and with the help of Irene Esson, ensured that all details of the reception ran smoothly. Everyone helped Sophia Weremchuk with the dishwashing and cleanup. Although it was a lot of work, it was also a lot of fun. Not only was Dr. Nouri very appreciative of the Friends, but she sent us home with many of the delicious leftovers! "Mixed Palette" In pastel, watercolour, acrylic and oils Will be on display from May 14th to June 10th. The three artists in this show are: Riitta Peirone - whose works in pastel and watercolour reflect her surroundings at home and the nearby Capilano River as well as her interest in portraits and figurative work. She studied art at Oakville, Ontario and worked as a graphic artist, designer and illustrator in Toronto before moving to Vancouver in 1986. Riitta's work has been shown in West Vancouver Sketch Club shows as well as other local shows. Ingrid Taylor - who has a Fine Arts degree from York University, Toronto. She worked as a graphic designer in television and corporate communications. Ingrid works primarily in watercolour, painting mostly still life and local landscapes and also in acrylic on large canvasses. She has had a number of showings locally on her own and with the West Vancouver Sketch Club. Ray Bradbury - is an erstwhile architect, a published author and has lived in West Vancouver since 1989 after living in the Shetland Islands and New Brunswick. He has worked with oil pastel over watercolour, oil on canvas and recently with pastel. The West Coast landscape is his current subject done in abstract form. He has exhibited at the Federation Gallery on Granville Island and this is his first show on the North Shore. Reception, artists in attendance is Friday, May 25th from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. VICTORIA DAY CLOSING Just a reminder that the Library will be closed for the Victoria Day Weekend on Sunday, May 20th and Monday May 21st. The next meeting of The Friends will be on Wednesday May 23rd 2001 at 7 p.m. in the Library's 3rd Floor STORY HOUSE Editor - Mary Holland Printing & Circulation Maureen Eagle Contributing Writers -Sophia Weremchuk Mary Holland Ted Hill