Events Calendar All events take place at the New Westminster Campus unless otherwise noted. Nov 4 Noon at New West presents Student showcase recital 12:30pm Performing Arts Theatre Nov 4 to Dec 16 The Amelia Douglas Gallery presents MYTHIC ARCHIPELAGO Artwork in mixed media by Bill Friesen, Marci Katz and Joe Rosenblatt Opening reception Nov 4, 4-7:30pm Gallery times: 604-527- 5495 Nov 6 Literature Alive presents Joe Denham, Poet 11am, Room 3345 Nov 12 to Nov 20 Douglas College Theatre and Stagecraft Departments present UNITY (1918) by Kevin Kerr Directed by Chery! Matheson Studio Theatre Tickets and information: 604-527-5488 Nov 19 to Nov 27 Douglas College Theatre and Stagecraft Departments present A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare Directed by Allan Lysell Performing Arts Theatre Tickets and information: 604-527-5488 Nov 22 Literature Alive presents Seymour Mayne Poet and short story writer 11am, Room 3406 Nov 25 Noon at New West presents Student Showcase Recital 12:30pm, Performing Arts Theatre UNITY (1918): The illusion of isolation A jealous Beatrice (Rebecca Coleman, left) watches as Michael (Cole Sutherland) shares a laugh with Sissy (Carmen Lavigne) in UNITY (1918), on stage in November at Douglas College. You can’t find a nicer small town than Unity, Saskatchewan. The farming community is surrounded by wheat fields and far, far away from the chaos which is enveloping the rest of the world. But that illusion of isolation is about to be shattered, for a silent killer stalks through the golden grain fields. Briefly Staff from the Faculty of Child, Family and Community Studies recently donated $237 to the Union Gospel Hall for Thanksgiving dinners for the less fortunate. The Gospel Hall always needs donations to keep their dinners going. Anyone interested in following CFCS’s example and donating money can send it directly to the Union Gospel Mission at PO Box 2546, Stn. Terminal, Vancouver, BC V6B 9Z9. * Bookstore Supervisor Kim Sanders has gone back to her maiden name of Conway. Douglas College's Theatre and Stagecraft departments are proud to present UNITY (1918), the award-winning play by Canadian writer Kevin Kerr. This powerful and moving production speaks to our present-day, global fears, says director Cheryl Matheson. “T think the play is really about the illusion of * The winner of the employee 50/50 draw for October was Marilyn Brulhart, EASL Instructor from the New Westminster Campus. Her winnings totalled $696. * Folk/roots singer and songwriter Linda Villarreal, EASL Co- ordinator and guitarist, band leader (Hot Club of Mars - gypsy jazz), and guitar builder Michael Dunn perform a variety of original and renderings of tunes at Britannia Coffee House on Sunday, November 14, Night from 7-9:30pm at the Britannia Community isolation,” says Matheson. Unity feels safe from the ravages of World War I. Linked to the world only by the telephone, telegraph and railroad, the community anxiously awaits the return of its war heroes. But as the play progresses and the fear of a mysterious epidemic —the Spanish Influenza — advances, Center, 1655 Williams (off Commercial). Call Sharon at 604-255-3763 for more info. Tickets are $5 at the door. * Yoshi Takano in International Ed and his wife, Erico, are celebrating the birth of a new baby girl. Megumi was born on October 12 at BC Women’s Hospital and weighed 3.1 kilograms. Both baby and parents are doing well. * Sport Science Faculty member Kathryn Duff gave birth to Natalee Reese Chapman on September 21. A baby the illusion of isolation and safety are shattered, Matheson says. “The people learn that they are indeed connected to the outside world, whether they want to be or not,” she says. “I think this false sense of security parallels our modern day existence and the changes in Our awareness post- le. girl was the perfect birthday gift for Kathryn's husband, Troy. Natalee was seven pounds, eS ounces, 21 inches long and is very smart -- taking after Kathryn, of course. * English Instructor Susan McCaslin launches her new volume of poetry, A Plot of Light, on Tuesday, November 9 at Holy ‘Trinity Anglican Church, 1420 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, at 7pm. public. * Dr. Margaret Macdonald, former ECE Coordinator, has left Douglas College for a position in the Faculty ‘The Spanish Influenza pandemic that swept the planet in the fall of 1918 has been largely forgotten. It was especially feared since it killed healthy young adults as well as the sick and the elderly. In Canada, more people died of the flu in four weeks than did in four years of fighting in the Great War. Despite its weighty themes, the play is funny as well as dramatic, says Matheson. In the midst of death, there is still life, humour and love. As one critic put it, the play “easily mixes profundity with hearty laughs.” ‘The play has complex and engaging characters for the ensemble cast of ‘Theatre students, as well as challenging lighting, sound effects and props for stagecraft students. Playwright Kerr, originally from Kamloops, met with the students in October to discuss the play. Kerr won the Governor General’s Award for English drama in 2002 for UNITY (1918), and the play has garnered a host of other awards. of Education at SFU. She's been replaced by Lynda Phillips, who is currently completing her doctoral studies at UBC. Her dissertation is on “Preschool Children’s Understanding of their Sibling’s Cancer Treatment.” Anyone who knows of a family situation in which there isa preschool child who has a sibling taking cancer treatment who might be willing to participate in her research can call Phillips at 604-527- 5128 or e-mail her on Groupwise. * Karen Ng is the new Language and Cultural “It is incredibly, beautifully written — it’s a compelling story,” said Matheson. Described by the Globe and Mail as “a work of powerful and moving familiarity that celebrates love, sex, death and the sorrowful mysteries of the war and plague,” UNITY (1918) runs from Friday, November 12 to Saturday, November 20, evenings at 7:30 p.m. Matinees are on Monday, November 15 at 1pm, and Saturday, November 20 at 2pm. Two-for- one General Admission Tickets on Tuesday, November 16, 7:30pm and Saturday, November 20, 2pm. Tickets are $10 General Admission and $5 Students and Seniors. Performances are at the Studio Theatre, Room 4140, Fourth Floor North, 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster (one block from the New West Sky Train Station). For ticket information, call the Box Office at 604- 527-5488. For Group Bookings, please call 604- 527-5281. Facilitator in Student Development (DVST). * ‘The Universal Gospel Choir performs a benefit concert November 20, Sing for Joy, for the Fraser- Burrard Community Justice Society at the Terry Fox Theatre, Port Coquitlam. Information: www.fraserburrard. org, or contact Nancy Maloney at Nancy_ Maloney@douglas.bc.ca. * Registrar's Office: Bunny Armour moves from auxiliary to regular as Information Services Assistant. INside Douglas College is published by the Communications & Marketing Office the first Tuesday of each month. 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