© Culture the other press e¢ fmandaflikman e submit_to_culture@yahoo.ca March 31, 2004 Douglas College Events Illumination The Amelia Douglas Gallery pres- ents works by Sibeal Foyle To*April 2, For more information call 604.527.5495 Portfolio Show The Print Futures Professional Writing Program's 2004 Portfolio Show April 7, 5-7pm, Amelia Douglas Gallery Paintings and Art Objects by Janis Blyth Works presented by the Amelia Douglas Gallery April 8—May 21, Amelia Douglas Gallery For more information call 604.527.5495 Theatre Cat and Mouse (Sheep) Sea Theatre and IT Productions present Gregory Motton’s absurdist satire of life, politics, poverty, and sex in Great Britain To April 10, Presentation House Theatre For tickets and information call 604.990.3474 Private Lives The Arts Club Theatre Company presents Noel Coward’s comedy about a former husband and wife who find themselves in adjoining rooms at a seaside hotel in Normandy, with their respective new spouses in tow To April 11, Stanley Theatre Tickets at Ticketmaster, 604.280.3311 Pal Joey Studio 58 presents Rodgers and Hart's musical about a womanizing young nightclub singer who ditches To April 11, Studio 58 Tickets $9-16 at Festival Box Office, 604.257.0366 The Buz’ gem Blues Donna Spencer directs Drew Hayden Taylor's comedy about political correctness and the dating rituals of contemporary Native peo- ple To April 17, Firehall Arts Centre For tickets and information call 604.689.0926 Never get Smart with an Angel Metro Theatre presents George Tibbles’s comedy about an Italian immigrant widower whose departed wife visits him regularly to offer advice To April 24, Metro Theatre For tickets and information call 604.266.7191 Galleries Weave Mea Web Fantasy-themed installation created by 45 Emily Carr students To April 9, Concourse Gallery For more information call 604.844.3800 On the Road Multimedia collection of works curated by the Stockholm-based collective United Net-Works To April 10, Access Artist Run Centre For more information call 604.689.2907 No Fixed Address Site-specific installation by Rita McBride To April 17, Artspeak For more information call 604.688.0051 21 Sleeps and no Tomorrow Interdisciplinary works by Kim Dawn To April 17, Helen Pitt Gallery Artswest Society Show of members’ work To April 18, New Westminster Public Library For more information call 604.527.4660 Arts County Fair The UBC Arts Undergraduate Society presents a benefit for the BC Autism Society and the Canadian Liver Foundation, with performances by De La Soul, Andrew WK, Wide Mouth Mason, Supernatural Pilate, and High Holy Days Works by Neil Campbell and Beau — April 8, Thunderbird Stadium Dick Tickets at Ticketmaster, Wide Mouth Mason To April 25, Contemporary Art 604.280.4444 Gallery For more information call Fred Eaglesmith 604.681.2700 Ontario singer-songwriter performs with a band that includes Canadian Concerts music legends Willie P. Bennett and Washboard Hank Perry Farrell April 9, St. James Community Hall For tickets and information call DJ set by Jane’s Addiction/P J set y Jane's iction/ Forno 604.736.3022 for Pyros frontman, with guests Alex Graham, Kyle Nordman, and Soulgood April 2, Sonar Tickets at Boomtown, Zulu, and Bassix Pilate Danny Michel Canadian pop singer-songwriter _———— nn performs tunes from latest CD, Tales From an Invisible Man, with local guests Ridley Bent April 6, Richard’s on Richards, Tickets at Ticketmaster, 604.280.4444, and at Zulu Records Iron and Wine Sub Pop recording artists from Miami, Florida, play tunes from latest CD, Our Endless Numbered Days, with guests Holopaw April 7, Richard’s on Richards Tickets at Zulu, Scratch, Highlife, and Noize! Records For more information call 604.687.6794 Rufus Wainwright Canadian pop singer-songwriter performs tunes from latest CD, Want One, with guest Joan as Police Woman April 7, Commodore Ballroom Tickets at Ticketmaster, his innocent girlfriend for a wealthy For more information call 604.280.4444 ™ oy : “604.681.6740 Rufus Wainwright socialite This Week In History... Amanda Aikman Culture Editor April 1, 1992: April 3, 1996: April 7, 1998: Photo by David Gahr Billy Idol pleaded no contest to punching a woman in the face. Said Idol, “It was totally no contest, I mean I was easily twice her size, what was she gonna do about it?” Rapper Hammer (formerly known as M.C. Hammer) files for bankruptcy. To pull himself through the hard times that followed, he began letting people “touch this” for $10 a pop. Singer George Michael is arrested in a public restroom in Beverly Hills for lewd conduct. I don’t know what he was up to in that restroom, but he should have been arrest- ed years earlier for that Choose Life t-shirt and short shorts ensemble of his. Now that’s lewd conduct. M.C. Hammer & ees. Page 12 e http://www.otherpress.ca Vs