Kerry Evans
Culture Editor

Douglas College Events
Noon at New West presents
Standing Wave (New Music
Ensemble)

Inchuding Francois Houle,
clarinet; Rebecca Whitling,
violin; Peggy Lee, cello;
Marguerite Witvoet, piano.

Emergency Evacuations-How
to Conduct Yourself in a Fire
David Lam Campus

Lecture Hall

October 8th, 12:00-2:00p.m.
Register by calling (604) 527-
5440.

Personal Safety—Instructs peo-
ple on such things as what to
do when you see something
suspicious, what to do if you
are confronted by an intruder
and tips on avoiding danger-
ous situations.

David Lam Campus

Room A2050

October 8th, 12:00—2:00p.m.
Register by calling (604) 527-
5440.

Gallery Events

Dempsey Bob: The art goes
back to the stories.

This event features photo-
graphs and text, including
Tahltan-Tlingit artist
Dempsey Bob's most recent
bronze sculptures.

UBC Museum of
Anthropology

Call (604) 822-5087 for
more information.

Journey from Trash to
Treasure

Surrey Art Gallery

October 6th from
1:00—4:00p.m.

Registration code: 153014
Call (604) 501-5566 for tick-

et information

   

Colours of the City Series
Exploring the colours of both
historic and contemporary
city buildings.

Vancouver Museum

October 3rd—Sth
Pre-registration is required.

Call (604) 291-5100.

Won Ju Lim

Elysian Field North
Vancouver Art Gallery
Opening October 4th, 7:00-
9:00p.m.

October 5th-January 12th
Call (604) 662-4700 for

more information.

Tom Thomson: Multiple
Perspectives

Vancouver Art Gallery
October 5th—January 5th

Concerts

Neil Diamond

Performing hits from his lat-
est CD, Three Chord Opera
GM Place

October 4th at 8:00p.m.
Tickets available through
Ticketmaster.

Doves

Performing hits from their
album The Last Broadcast.
Commodore Ballroom
October 4th at 9:30p.m.
Tickets available at Highlife,
Zulu, Noize! Records and
Ticketmaster.

The Gossip

With guests A Luna Red and
the Nons.

Royal Hotel

October 5th

Tickets available at Zulu,
Scratch, Noize! and Teenage
Rampage Records.

Musical Events

SAFA

Jazz ensemble
Vancouver East Cultural
Centre

October 9th at 8:00p.m.

Cedar Walton

Jazz pianist and composer.
Capilano College Performing
Arts Theatre

October 4th at 8:00p.m.
Call (604) 990-7810 for

more information.

The Whitely Brothers
Performances of folk, blues,
jazz, swing, and jug-band
music.

Capilano College Performing
Arts Theatre

October 5th at 8:00p.m.
Call (604) 990-7810 for

more information.

Hugh Fraser Quintet

The Juno Award-winning
trombonist—pianist Fraser
leads his jazz quintet.
Wheelhouse Theatre
October 5th

Call (604) 536-8333 for

more information.

Standing Wave Concert
Series

Concert #1 — Featuring guest
violist Reginald Quiring.
Vancouver East Cultural
Centre

October 6th

Tickets available through

Ticketmaster.

Vancouver Recital Society
Simon Trpceski on piano.
Chan Centre

October 6th, 3:00p.m.

Call (604) 602-0363 for tick-

et information.

Literary Events
Cold Reading Series
Anza Club

Ongoing Thursdays

Bukowski’s

Tales of Ordinary Madness
Spoken word (yelled-spilled-
slurred-word).

1447 Commercial Drive,
Vancouver

Every Tuesday at 9:00p.m.
Call (604) 214-1348 for

more information.

Richmond Writers’ Group

A group supportive of writers
welcomes attendance.
Richmond Cultural Center
Every second and fourth
Tuesday of the month from
7:00—9:00p.m.

Vancouver Public Library
Readings

“Your weekly appointment
with muses.”

Wednesdays at 2p.m.

Workshop Meetings

West End Writers’ Club
Barclay Manor (1447
Barclay)

Meetings held the first three
Tuesdays of the month at
7:00p.m.

Bring extra copies of your
work if you would like it to
be critiqued.

Theatre Events

The Last Adam

By Vittorio Rossi
Waterfront Theatre on
Granville Island

October 3rd-12th

Tickets available at the
Festival House Box Office
(604) 257-0366

 

Hamlet

By William Shakespeare
Presentation House Theatre
October 2nd-19th at
8:00p.m. and matinees at
12:30p.m.

Call (604) 990-3474.

Ron Chambers Respectable
Firehall Arts Centre

October 4th—27th

Call (604) 689-0926 for tick-

et information.

Proof

By David Auburn
Vancouver Playhouse
October 5th-November 2nd
Call (604) 873-3311 for

more information.

Misc.

MEC Gear Swap and
Summer Rental Sell-off.

The MEC will sell your used
gear for you.

Iron Workers’ Hall (2415
Columbia Street, Vancouver).
Bring the stuff you want to
sell to Mountain Equipment
Co-op on October 4th and
5th.

The event will be held on
Sunday, October 6th from
10:30a.m.—1:30p.m.

 

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