A R T S
Village,
2991 Lougheed
Hwy,
Coquitlam, Oct. 20,3 pm, 604-464-2558.
Carlo Lucarelli Italian author of
Almost Blue reads from recent English
translation. Italian Cultural Centre, 510
W. Hastings, Oct. 20, 6 pm, 604-6880809, ext. 23.
Mark Frutkin, Genni Gunn Poet
and fiction writers read from new
works at first Poets Who Do Prose
evening, hosted by Beach Holme
Publishing and Raincoast Books.
Chapters, 788 Robson, Oct. 23, 7:30 pm,
604-731-4403.
Courage to Change: Teen Survival
Guide Launch of book written by

teens about dating, bullying, drugs
and family relationships. Vancouver
Art Gallery, 750 Hornby, Oct. 25, 5:30
pm 604-709-5728.
Kreddible Trout Performs at
Thundering Word Heard. Cafe
Montmartre, 4362 Main, Oct. 21, 9 pm,
by donation, 604-879-8111.
Richard Rhodes Slide lecture by the
author of A First Book of Canadian
Art. Vancouver Art Gallery, 750
Hornby, Oct. 21,1 pm, 604-662-4717.

donations by Oct. 19 (drop off boxes at
Central, Dunbar, Oakridge and
Renfrew branches), for fall booksale
at Central Library, 350 W. Georgia, Oct.
26-27, 604-331-3602.
Pierre Berton
Christ
Church
Cathedral, 690 Burrard, Oct. 27, 7 pm,
$12/10, (at lower mainland bookstores),
604-683-5354.
Naomi Wolf Fairmont Hotel, Oct. 30,
7:30 pm $10, 604-731-4403.

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SPECIAL

EVENTS

THIS WEEK
FIRE...Where
There's
Smoke
Youth-driven
multimedia
show
explores issues of youth violence;
Judith Marcuse directs a cast of nine;
Kathleen Oliver and Kevin Kerr compiled the script. "Talk-back" follows
each performance, the second in a

I^ATEWAYTHEATRE
Home to Canadian
Theatre

series of DanceArts productions; last
year's ICE: Beyond Cool toured seven
cities. ScotiaBank Dance Centre, 677
Davie, Oct. 18-Nov. 10, 604-689-0926.

Gallery, 882 Homer, Oct. 25, 8 pm, 604fLIMINAL: Dynamo, 142 W. Hastings,
Oct. 25-27, 604-602-9005. Continues to
Nov. 30, 604-875-9516.

Live Biennial of Performance Art
Features more than 25 performances,
including this week's events: f ALVIN
ERASGA TOLENTINO, NAUFUS
RAMIREZ-FIGUEROA,
LISA
DEANNE SMITH: Gallery Gachet, 88
E. Cordova, Oct. 19, 8:30 pm 604-6872468 fREBECCA BELMORE: grunt
gallery, 116-350 E. 2nd, Oct. 20, 8 pm,
604-875-9516
fMOCOSOS:
Performance-video by Kim Dawn,
Tagny Duff, Ali Lohan, Riley Rempel,
Todd Ribalkin, Brian Gotro and Scott
Russell,Ga//ery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova,
Oct. 20,12 pm, Oct. 22, 7 pm, 604-6872468. !ISNIFFY THE RAT BUS
TOUR: Travel on a bus for the story
behind Vancouver's most famous
rodent, presented by Radix Theatre
and I Smell a Rat Productions, written
by Andrew Laurenson and Ian Ross
McDonald, with music by Ron
Samworth. Pick up and
drop off Arts
Club
Theatre, Granville Island,
Oct. 21, 2 pm, $19.90, 604254-0707.
!IJEANNE
RANDOLPH:
SFU
Harbour Centre, Fletcher
Challenge Theatre, Oct.
23,7:30 pm, 604-688-0051.
fHUMAN 5: Helen Pitt

Hip Hop Battlactica Young hip hop
emcees vie for verbal supremacy, with
performances by members of UCG
Crew and Moka Only. Cambie
Community Centre, 4111 Jacombs,
Richmond, Oct. 19, 8:45pm (doors), $5.
Art for Life Gala dinner and art auction, with entertainment, proceeds to
Friends for Life. Coast Plaza Hotel,
1763 Comox, Oct. 20, 7:30 pm, $125 (or
$30 reception only), 604-682-5992.
SubTerrain Launch Launch of issue
devoted to Downtown Eastside features screening of Kat Kosiancic's Be
My Junkie Shadow and readings by
Bud Osborn, Bruce Alexander, Bart
Campbell, Ken Morrison and others at
Metropole Pub, 320 Abbott, Oct. 20, 7
pm, 603-876-8710.
FANS Night Arts Award Night
Gala Celebration of North Shore arts
honours jazz vocalist Dee Daniels and
sculptor Lyle Sopel; with entertainment by Spirit of the West, Divas
(Tammy Weis, Karin Plato and Laura
Crema in a tribute to Daniels) and
Michael Conway Baker. Centennial
Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale, Oct. 20, 6:30
pm, $30, 604-984-4484.