Culture Section Editor: Rerry Evans the other press What’s on Around Town This Week fimanda fikman fissistant Culture Editor Gallery ae Contemporary Ritual Series: Living the Sacraments and Chakras Linda Montano Come and spend Valentine’s Day with one of the most celebrated Grande Dames of performance art, Linda Montano. Western Front Artist-Run Centre, Vancouver February 14th, 8p.m. Kevin Schmidt: small waves, cold water After spending two years travelling to Tofino, Schmidt created these watercolours exploring the insular world of surfing culture. Access Artist-Run Centre, Vancouver February 1st—March 1st Jack Jeffrey: Recent Work Acclaimed artist and Emily Carr instructor, Jack Jeffrey, exhibits at ARTSPEAK. Featuring the new video work, “Boundary Road” recording the dividing line between the cities of Vancouver and Burnaby. ARTSPEAK, Vancouver February 1st—March 7th Theatre Time After Time: The Chet Baker Project A re-creation of the jazz icon’s exquisite music and self-destructive personal life. Vancouver East Cultural Centre February 11th—15th Call 604-280-3311 for more information. Par for the Corpse The Langley Players Drama Club presentation of Jack Shirley's comedic murder mystery. Langley Playhouse February 6th—March Ist Call 604-534-7469 for more information. Literary Events David Bateman Bateman presents his surreal performance poem “Come Sit on My Face of the Earth” as part of the On Edge Reading and Performance Series. Come on, when was the last time you got out to see a good surreal performance poem? Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Granville Island Visit for more information. The Write to Laugh The Vancouver International Writers Festival pres- ents a panel discussion on humour writing, with authors Will Ferguson, Lee Henderson, Aislinn Hunter, and Mariko Tamaki. Performance Works, Granville Island February 15th, 3p.m. Call 604-257-0366 for more information. Musical Crooked Fingers Merge recording artists, featuring former Archers of Loaf frontman Eric Bachmann, hit the Pic in support of their new album, Red Devil Dawn. Piccadilly Pub, Vancouver February 13th Tickets $16 and available at Zulu, Scratch, Highlife and Noize! Records. Ben Kweller ‘Iwenty-year-old singer-songwriter from Brooklyn plays solo show. Bring the kids; it’s all ages. Croatian Cultural Centre, Vancouver February 13th Tickets through Ticketmaster Young & Sexy/Pleasure Suit The Railway Club presents a super-sensual and romantic evening of pleasure pop starring the vividly pretty Young & Sexy and the post-apopa- lyptic Pleasure Suit. The Railway Club, Vancouver February 14th A Happy Vallance Time This year choo-choo-choose local jazz vocalist Stevie Vallance to be your Valentine. He will be performing romantic standards and original songs, with partial proceeds going to Place of Grace in support of women in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The Cellar, Vancouver February 14th Call 604-738-1959 for more information. ~ submit_to_culture@yahoo.ca February 12, 2003 Latino/Reggae Valentine's Dance Featuring performances by National Ultimate Force and Soca. Royal Canadian Legion, Surrey February 15th Call 604-377-1466 for more information. Misc. The Sniffy the Rat Bus Tour Radix Theatre pays tribute to Rick Gibson, the Vancouver artist who in 1990 promised to pub- licly crush a rat named Sniffy between two canvas- lined concrete blocks. Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia February 15th and 23rd, 2p.m. Call 604-257-0366 for more information. Gordie Howe How much would you pay to meet Gordie Howe? If you said $50.00, get on down to the Vancouver Giants game and cough it up. The money goes to the Alzheimer Society of BC, and you get an auto- graphed photo. Pacific Coliseum February 18th Tickets through Ticketmaster. Conrad Anker American mountaineer introduces a double bill of the Imax films Everest and Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure. Get the most mountain-movie for your buck with the bonus slideshow of Anker’s own adventures. Science World, Vancouver February 16th, 7p.m. ‘im Ghe College Place Fete! page 7 ©