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QUEZADA

‘Around Town

Grieving sister-turned-

author here Friday

~ AUTHOR MAGGIE DeVries will read from her
book, Missing Sarah, this Friday, April 7 at two |.

Terrace venues.

The sister of one of the missing women from ,
* Vancouver’s. Downtown Eastside, DeVries’s book .

‘tells the story of her sister.

DeVries will appear'at the Northwest Commv-:
nity College library at noon and again at 7 p.m, at.
the Terrace Public Library. Admission-is free and ;

fveryone is welcome. .
DeVries will. also give readings: in Prinice

bow).

Amnesty group hosts
mini film festival. -

THE TERRACE Amnesty International. ‘Action’
' Circle celebrates . its » first anniversary with a-

showing: of two films after its: monthly: meeting

Wednesday, April 5 at the Kiva Café on the:

- Northwest Community College campus.

. Mardi Gras: Made.in China follows the “bead ©

. trail” from the factory in China to Bourbon Street f°
_ during Mardi Gras, poignantly exposing the ineq- | ff
uities of globalization. First-time. director, David -
Redmon Cleverly illuminates the clash of cultures

by juxtaposing American excess and consumer ig-

‘norance against the harsh life of the Chinese fac-

tory worker. USA, China/ 2005 / 62 min.

Then, it’s Scared Sacred, where in a . world:
teetering on the edge of self-destruction, award- ©

winning filmmaker Velcrow ‘Ripper sets out on’a

“unique pilgrimage. Visiting the “Ground Zeros”’.
of the planet, he asks if it’s possible to find hope.

- inthe darkest moments of human history: Ripper -
travels to the minefields of Cambodia; .war-tom

Afghanistan; the toxic wasteland of Bhopal; post- .

~ 9/11-New York; Bosnia; Hiroshima; Israel and Pal-

estine. In each “Ground Zero,” he- unearths unfor-

gettable stories of survival, of ritual, resilience and
recovery. Canada /.2004 / 104 min.
~The meeting starts at 6 p.m. (anyone welcome)

_jjicand the. first film. will.be. shown at 7.p.m. .

Hello is coming to the -

small screen

~ LOCAL ROCKERS Melody Park are taking the

next step in their journey toward further success.
It was announced last week that the band will
shoot.a video for the band’s first single, Hello.

The band is collaborating with a production
company in Kelowna to shoot the video in late
April in the Okanagan city.

Hello is the first track on the band’s debut, in-..

dependent release, Playground of Sound.

Smithers exhibit opens

with local artists
- THE MISSING Women on Highway 16 art:

_ €xhibition opens this Friday, April 7 at 7 p.m. at -
" the Smithers Art: Gallery, and it features art from

local artists.

_ Louise Lencucha Behnke, Nadia Stella Guer-
_ reiro and the Parkside Secondary School commu-

nity are among the 30 visual artists from across.

~ the Northwest’ who’ have contributed work that.

explores violence against women and how. we re-
spond to it.

The Friday evening launch i is open to everyone

and it begins. with a traditional welcoming to the

‘territory and will include a performance by the

‘Muheim School All Nations Drummers, a First

Nations smudging ceremony, and a reading at 8 —

"p.m. by:Vancouver writer Maggie DeVries.
The show runs to Saturday, April : 29.

a Bunched up

Volunteers with the local Canadian Cancer
Society gathered March 23 to distribute daf-

~ fodil bunches for the annual fundraiser. From

left, Paul and Judy Axelson, Joan Quast, Jea-
nette Siemens, Helen Owen and Betty Clent.
The six helped to order and deliver 1,100
bundles of daffodils to area businesses and
residents, down slightly from previous years.

George, Prince Rupert and i in Smithers, (see be- q-

‘By DUSTIN QUEZADA

FOR UP and ‘coming musicians like
classical guitarist: Andrew Clark, it

_ isn’ "t easy getting paid gigs.
’So it was an easy decision -for

_ Terrace’s Clark, now living tempo-

rarily in Vancouver, to accept an of-

Pacific Northwest Music-Festival:
Festival president Bonnie Juni-
per contacted Clark last November,
when he was in Terrace with the of-
fer. The first-time adjudicator was
flown up for the festival and paid.

- “IT was very flattered and stunned,”

said the 25-year-old Clark.

Juniper says she jumped at the
opportunity to have a homegrown
adjudicator — the first in the festival’s
41-year history.

-“He’s the only home- -grown ad-
judicator ever — ever,
incredulously. ,

fer to be an adjudicator at this year’s.

” said Juniper :

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m TERRACE STANDARD

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. “| thought, wouldn’ t that be so in-
; credibly i inspiring | to have him come: °

.. back and give to the community?” "’
__ For Clark, who has been teaching ..
since 2002 when he was in his third .

year of study at the Glenn Gould
School of the Royal Conservatory of
Music in Toronto, trying his hand at
adjudicating seemed a natural step.
Clark had a briefing with Juniper

and on. the first of his two days of ..

adjudicating, he observed colleague

Dolores Vann to refresh himself and
‘focus on the job.

“It. was a little nervewracking,”
Clark said. “It’s the first time I’ve

taught with a roomfull of eyes on
me. ct \

But Clark said he was: confident
in his knowledge.
 “Tt’s just'a matter of transferring
that knowledge to someone else,” he

said, adding the young competitors

impressed him with their skill and’.

‘full c

enthusiasm,

» Clark's task is. ‘to ‘evaluate: the. 7
‘competitors: on both their technical
‘and musical aspects and give a mark

out of 100, while gauging where the
young players are in the learning

process:
“The biggest. challenge ‘i is trying

to.give marks in-relation to, others,”

’ said Clark. .
For Clark, who followed his time

in Toronto with a two-year scholar-

- ship at the prestigious L’Escuela Na-
- cional de la Musica in Havana, Cuba, »

his experience felt like déja vu. .
’ “Tt’s weird to be on the other side

_.of the table — it reminds me of grow-
_ ing up and playing i in the festival,”

Clark said.
Between his first instrument, the

‘piano, and the guitar, Clark says he’.
“performed about 10 times at the fes-

tival. -

It’s ‘been a fantastic experience

 zolla (the Godfather: of, tango says “|.
- Clark) group and further advance his’
solo guilar playing. =.

how ereat it feels. to come: back,”: 5
“said Clark. “I have a lot of gratitude a
‘for the festival over the years.” eee

And the feeling is mutual. :
“I’m very: proud | of him‘and the

job he’s: doing,” Juniper ‘said: last -
_ week, adding the’ performers get to -
‘see.a local emerge from his training »

and can aspire to do the same..

“Everybody: Ss been, thrilled with :
Andrew.” |: .

Clark, who i is working and teach-"

ing part-time in Vancouver, has ap-':
plied to Columbus State University.J
in Columbus, Georgia to do his Mas-.. |

“ters of Music Education. © a

He plans to spend the summed”

_ Saving ‘money by again working ata}. -
fishing lodge on Princess Royal. Is- a cee

land near Hartley Bay.

"Musically, he. wants to start a. Pia .

TLT takes unique approach

- THE __ “TERRACE “Little:

Theatre’s spring production

_is theatrical entertainment:
The’ Laramie Project is a

powerful docu-drama _ that

» explores the roots of intoler-
ance and the path to accep-
tance in Laramie Wyoming,
following the tragic death of
Matthew Shepard i in October

_ 1998... *

A complex portrayal of
-the depths to which human-

» ity can sink and the heights

-of compassion of which we
are capable.
It’s that kind of. subject

matter that made it para:

‘mount for the theatre com-
‘pany to take a ‘different ap-

proach to ‘the production,
. Says director Annette Mar-
" tindale.

Legion notes

Better attendance a must < at at meats

is as much educational as it’

Not only are advance tick-
ets for students. free (they'll

» pay $2 at the door) but the
_ production’s net profits will .

go toward the planned youth
safe house in Terrace.

_““We. want ‘as many free

(audience members) .

possible,” Martindale said
“We feel confident we ah get
everybody’s attention .and

hopefully, they’ Il; come in

droves.”
Normally, the TLT, puts

on two spring. shows at its

own McColl Theatre facility
but for the Laramie Project it
will stage two of the five per-
formances at the Dr. R.E. M.
Lee Theatre.

With community support,
the non-profit theatre group

‘are paying off.
“We feel there will be‘a

she has a target of $5,000.

_ and annual overhead costs,

with the remainder going to

the proposed shelter.
' Martindale * says it made. |
_ back” session with the cast, |.
crew and audience members: °
at'4 p.m. following the April.

perfect serise to give the pro-

ceeds of this. particular: play
to the ‘shelter that would
house needy youth.

. “There: are all kinds of
reasons (youth would need _

wo

_ hefty profit,” she said, adding ‘

shelter) but when you dig
down, intolerance is in the.

_ streets, the schools and in

. the home,” said Martindale.

has been fundraising ‘and -

Martindale says its efforts

ty a,

« “More people than you~

think are the victims of in-

tolerdnce.”

1

Shepard | was » killed ‘be-

cause he was gay but Martin- !
dale says youth are ‘targeted 7
~ for a number of reasons, not
The profits will cover the |
- obvious infrastructiure costs ‘
for the: spring production”

just sexual. orientation. ~

_*. “It’s about finding acom-" ©
“mon understanding: of dis-

ctimmination,” she adds. .

Terrace Standard reporter a:
Sarah Zimmerman will host ”

an open to the public. “talk-

23 matinee performance at «

‘McColl Playhouse.

Fundraising for the oto:

-duction has come’ via grants
from the Terrace and District ..
“Arts Council, the Academic .. .
Intrustors Union | at ‘North- .
west. Community ‘College. .
. and lead sponsorship from”

_ the Terrace Standard.
Yoon 7 ;

Annette Martindale

~ Donations have also come

-and are still: ‘sought from i in-."]

dividuals and can bé made at .

the: Bank. of Montreal. For.

more’ info;:: please | contact:

Shelly. at 635-3882. ws
__ For show dates and times, "
: go ‘to page B2. Pas

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CONTRIBUTED By |
(CMDE PETER CROMPTON

_ OUR MARCH general meeting, was, to put it.

bluntly, a total waste of your executive’s time.
As members. of the organization, do you want

Us to continue to operate? Because we are getting |

closer to shutting the doors — period. We need our
members out at functions. and at meetings. If it

was not for some of our Veterans who are there .
~ every month, we would not have a meeting, no.
meeting, no need for an executive, NO Branch.

, Our next meeting is on April 11 at 8 p.m.;

come on out, support us, tell why you don’t come
to meetings, give us your ideas, any help and or
advise will be welcomed. -

The Kenny Holliday show, a Rod Stewart / Jon
Bon Jovi tribute returns Saturday, April 8. Doors

open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person.

Our, Saturday meat draws and jam sessions are
going well, again any one with ideas to add to this
event, let us know.

The final of .our ‘karaoke contest ‘took: place
March 24; it was well attended and all participants

are tobe congratulated on some fine performanc-.

es, although missing was.the fine tenor voice of

Ireland’s best Tony Reddy, however Danny Boy :
“once a year is enough for most.

A great thank-you to our Ladies Auxiliary and

to Cmdes Bob and John for a great March steak
night; it was well attended, the steaks were great,
_and it’s nice to see our ladies getting some return
at last for their hard work.

The March Veterans dinner was also ‘well at-

-tended, ‘and again the ladies did.a super job. St.

Patrick’s was celebrated at this dinner with green

‘table cloths and desert toppings, which made.
our service officer Cmde Charles (Paddy) Meek

"very: happy. Also, a big thank-you to. the four 747 ~~
~ squadron, cadets who came along to serve thi din- oo
- ner.to our Veterans. ° o
» :On the sports scene, Sunday cribbage goes .
_on April 23 at‘2 p.m. and ladies‘don’t ‘forget we -

have Ladies Pool night évery Thursday -st

at 7 p.m. Wednesday.’ Fun Darts starts at.8 P, m. {.
every week. All members. and guests are welcome a
-totheseevents. 1
. , Our Northwest ‘Zone meeting is ‘scheduled i in:
_ Prince Rupert April 21-23. Also on Sunday, April on
23, at the Pioneer Cemetery there will be 2 flag ro

raising ceremony, time to be announced.

_.. Next steak night Friday, April 7 from 5-7 p-m.; -
next general meeting Tuesday, April 11 at-8 p. m.; .

next Ladies Auxiliary general meeting Tues-
day, April 4 at 7:30 p.m.; next Veterans Dinner.
Wednesday, April 19 at 5: 30 p.m...

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM