B12 Terrace Review — Wednesday, July 18, 1990

A school called Aurora —

Summer arts
school aims
for 1991
to open here

by Betty Barton

"It (the Aurora Summer School
of the Arts) will-make it, if we’ve
got the money." says the board
president, Brian Koven. The name
"Aurora" evolved after many
weeks of contemplation by the
Terrace summer school of the arts
board members. It signifies the

northern connection, the quest for
artistic fulfillment and the spec-
trum of the arts proposed for the
summer school, expected to be in
operation by the summer of.1991.
_ Koven explains that Penticton is
‘the only other. multi-disciplinary
‘summer arts school in B.C. In its
first year of operation, Aurora will
offer drama, visual arts and music
_ programs for 300 to 400 particip-
ants. Most summer schools’ enrol-
ment ranges from 250 to 450 stu-
dents per season, and they usually
- have different disciplinary focuses
each year.

Koven says marketing is a big
issue in the success of a summer
school, and administrative strength

_is imperative. He cited the example D
of Vanderhoof’s summer school
recently closing, not due to
decreased enrollment, but rather
because of lack of administrative
infrastructure. Koven says, "I
believe in tight organization and a
business approach to the arts (in
order to make the summer school
an economically viable and artisti-
cally rewarding experience).”

The Aurora Summer School
board will meet with the City of
Terrace in early September regard-
ing initial seed money, marketing
and funds for an administrative
coordinator, "to get over the initial
hump". The Terrace and District
Chamber of Commerce will also
be electing a liaison to sit on the
Aurora Summer School board.
Koven explains that corporate and
government funding won’t come in
until near the end of the prepara-

ne

TERRACE’S AURORA Summer Schoo! of the Arts is being crafted by a board of local people who have
figured prominently in cultural events. The school expects to have its inaugural session in 1991.

tion process. Western Economic

Diversification is offering the
service of doing!’ a’ professional
market survey. By early Novemb-
er, the board will have to make a
"Go, no-go" decision for next
year’s opening.

Koven says, "We have a vety
strong board, but the community
itself bas to be behind it. I think
the community of Terrace is ready
for it." Already, the various com-
mittees on the board have deter-
mined program content, fees, tenta-
tive instructors and local commun-
ity affiliations. The Aurora Sum-
mer School of the Arts hopes to
work with Northwest Academy of
Performing Arts, Terrace Little
Theatre and other local cultural
groups to put together an impres-
sive first year.

An interesting addition to the
summer school concept is the idea
of a tour at the end of the sessions,

to give the whole region the op-
portunity {o share in the artistic
rewards of ‘the summer school.
Koven says that each program will
have at least one high profile per-
son or group as part of the core of
the summer school and "the tour
thing". ,

The Aurora Summer School of
the Arts is now encouraging sub-
scription members, to keep people
in touch with what's happening. or
to become involved in any of the
programs, in an auxilliary capacity.
For only $10, members. will
receive monthly newsletters,
beginning in September, and pro-
vide the initial operating funds to
see the Aurora Summer School of
the Aris become a reality in 1991.
For more information, write to
Aurora Summer School of the
Arts, 4920 Straume Ave., Terrace,
B.C.

Terrace Art Gallery —

The Terrace inn —

e@ Until Aug. 5 —
with Vicky Stevens.

@ July. 28, 7:30 p.m. — Hearts &
video on the art of quilting in America fr

Northwest Arts and
Entertainment Calendar

@ Until September 1 — Mixed media summer show.
e August 4, noon to 5 p.m.
@ August 6, 2 p.m. — “Woodsy Whim” puppet show.

Northern Motor Inn, George’s Pub —
e Until July 28 — Reg Alexander.

@ Gigi’s — Mickey Miami and Paradise Alley
e Augie’s — Chris Hailey.

Kitimat Centennial Museum —
“Fabricated Dreams”.
@ July 21 — Stitch by Stitch: Quilting in the

— “Arts in Motion” in Lower Little Park.

museum demonstrations

Hands: The American Experiences, a
om 1830 to 1930.

cr ern)

Mary Reilly
Adult fiction published by
Doubleday
It is Victorian England. Mary
Reilly, maid-of-all-work, | is
employed by the well-known.

’ philanthropist and scientist, Dr.

Henry Jeckyll.

Mary has escaped the dark
slums of her childhood, and the
brutality of her cruel father,
with two unusual advantages —
she is observant and she is
literate.

Because of these qualities, Dr.
Jeckyll takes a personal interest
in Mary. He draws her into his
strange world, sharing secrets
with her that she’d be better off
not knowing. |

Mary’s. devotion to her kindly
employer grows, becoming an
obsession. Daily she records in
her diary events that take place
in the house, including the seem-
ingly pointless errands Dr.
Jeckyll sends her on, errands
that take Mary to the seamier
back streets of London.

Faithfully she records the
gradual breakdown of her
employer, the ill health brought
on by overwork and exhaustion,
the preoccupation with his
“scientific experiments’’
the sudden appearance of the
young assistant, Mr Hyde, of

whom Mary is completely ter-,

tified by the sheer evil he exudes.

But Mary, if anything, is
loyal. Even when the gruesome
truth about her beloved master
is uncovered, even after death

and’

has claimed him, she tries her
best to shelter the man who has
become like a father to her:
Mary Reilly, and the diaries
she left behind, are real. The
author wove the Jeckyll/Hyde
theme around her story to create
something truly fascinating.

Lullabye by Patricia Wallace
Adult fiction published
by Zebra Books

Eight-year-old Bronwyn isn’t
like other girls. She lives with
her father and Mrs. Henderson,
their housekeeper. She doesn’t
have a mother. At least, not a
real one.

Her mother has been in a
coma for as long as Bronwyn
can remember. Her father
assures her that being in a coma
is just like sleeping, that her
mother can’t feel anything. But
Bronwyn isn’t so sure.

She and her mother are some-
how linked to one another. And
Bronwyn knows her mother is
angry at the doctors and nurses
for the way they treat her. And
even more angry at being
helpless. But Bronwyn’s mother
isn’t going to be helpless for
much longer. Soon she’s going
to get even; soon people are go-
ing to start dying.

I don’t normally review
paperbacks because they’re not
entered into the library com-
puter, which makes them harder
for you to hunt down, But this
paperback was just too good to
resist,