INSIDE COMMUNITY EVENTS B2 Around Town Author and activist comes to Terrace LEE MARACLE, an award-winning writer and academic, will give a public lecture in Ter- race Monday night. Maracle, an internationally-acclaimed au- thor of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, is also a well-respected advocate for so- cial change. She'll be speak- ing at the Uni- versity of North- em B.C.’s Ter- race campus, lo- cated at 4741 Park Ave., al 7 p.m. The North Van- couver-born Maracle, a mem- ber of the Sto:Loh Nation, has contributed to a number of li- terary antholo- gies, including Telling It: Women and Language Across Culture. Her novels include Ravensong, Sundogs and Daughters are Forever. She’s also published a book of short stories called Sojour- ner’s Truth. One of her more recent publications, Bent Box, is a book of poetry. She is also enjoying an academic career. She is a former Stanley Knowles guest profes- sor at Waterloo University and was the abori- ginal mentor in residence at the University of Toronto. She has taught seminars to aboriginal groups about reclaiming culture, sociology. law and government through language, crea- tive writing and counselling. She’s also an actress and performance art- ist. Maracle is currently the a visiting professor Lee Maracle of Canadian culture at Western Washington ~ University in Bellingham, WA. Kiti K’Shan memories WHAT DO YOU remember about Kiti K’Shan Primary School? The south side school, turn- ing 35 this year, hosts an open house April 17. An album of memories is being put toge- ther. All past and present staff are asked to bring in a story — or two. Send your memories to 4730 Graham Ave., Terrace, B.C. V8G 1A8, attention Lissi or Giselle, or fax to 635-4682. PERFORMERS of all ages compete in the festival. FILE PHOTO Pacific Northwest Music Festival begins FOR TWO weeks every spring, Terrace be- comes the region's undisputed performing arts capital. This year’s Pacific Northwest Music Festi- val gets underway Sunday, March 23 and wraps up April 5. The event is expected to draw more than 2,000 performers from communities across the northwest. Entrants compete in a range of disciplines: band, brass, choral, dance, guitar, piano, speech arts, strings, yocal and woodwind. Performances are adjudicated but are open to the public. They take place daily at the fol- lowing venues: the R.E.M. Lee Theatre, the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly, and the Evan- gelical Free Church. Entrance is free. The festival allows students to share their talents and skills with the community through performance and competition. It also encour- ages them to strive for excellence. A scholarship competition featuring the top three performers in each discipline takes place Friday, April 4 at the R.E.M, Lee, starting at 6:30 p.m. Admission is just $5, The Gala Performance the following night is the festival’s grand finale. Admission is 310. Reserved seating. It starts at 7:30 p.m. at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre. On March 29, the festival presents the Don- nie Clark Quintet in concert at the R.E.M. Lee. Donnie Clark has been an adjudicator and per- former at past festivals, The Donnie Clark Quintet recently released a CD featuring origi- . nal songs called To Swing or Not to Swirts: Tickets for all three shows are available at Misty River Books. TERRACE. STANDARD The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 19, 2003 - B5 SECTION B JENNIFER LANG 638-7283 mg What a pair! CHARLIE OLIVER, who tumed 100 last week, shares a smile with Marjorie Van Wart, who will be 100 years old on Sept. 9. She was among the many well wishers on hand to celebrate Oliver’s 100th birthday March 11. Oliver, a farmer who. later worked at a service station, was born in Marquette, Man. He moved to Terrace to live with his son Jim in 1979 aftar his first wife, Olive, passed away. Oliver married a second time to Gla- dys, a union that lasted 19 years. He now makes his home at Terraceview Lodge. Van Wart, born in St. John, NB, lives with her daughter, Eleanor Kustas. THE CAST of Psychopathia Sexualis. From left: Jim Branch, Garnet Doell, Ar- lene Sheppard, and Robert Dugdale, with Margaret Davies in front. stolen socks create marriage mayhem in new TLT comedy By JENNIFER LANG IT SOUNDS like a disease. Actually, Psychopathia Sexualis is the name of the Terrace Little Theatre’s latest production, a romantic comedy opening Thursday at the McColl Playhouse, The title refers to the tegal term for a sexual fetish. But wait! Before you start conjuring up images of a leather or PVC- clad dominatrix: brandishing whips and chains, refax. It's not what you're think- ing. This particular fetish centres around a pair of argyle socks thal a soon-to-be- married painter named Arthur needs to have in close proximity .in order to make love. He’s been seeing a strict Freudian ana- lyst for six years, but so far, traditional therapy hasn’t worked. Now, just days before the wedding, Ar- thur is freaked because his therapist has swiped his socks as part of a radical, last- ditch effort at a cure, explains director and actor Robert Dugdale, who plays the intimidating Dr. Block. Dugdale says he has wanted to do Psy- chopathia Sexualis ever since he picked it up aff the shelf and read it a couple of years ago, “There was something about the title,” grins Dugdale, who readily admits to hav- ing a thing for plays with names that con- jure up interesting images. After all, he’s the same guy who brought the memorable Vampire. Lesbians of Sodom \o Terrace . in the summer of -- 2000, a play that wasn't nearly as “shock: - ing as the title sugpests, He and the cast and crew have had to condense a job that normally takes four months into half that time. Dugdale came on board for the TLT’s 2002-03 season with Psychopathia Sexualis in Tanuary when plans for another play fell through. “That sort of presented.a challenge,” Dugdale says. Fortunately, things have fallen into place quickly. “The support has been wonderful. At ‘the Ith hour, people came out of the woodwork.” He cast an old friend, Margaret Davies {Art Altack, Undressing the Nation), in the role of Lucille, the fiancee; a Texan and force of nature. Dugdale then lined up TLT veteran Jim Branch to play the pivo- tal role of Arthur. “I didn’t want people to not like him,” Dugdale says. “Jim has a nice honesty,” He cast newcomer Garnet Doel! in the role of Howard, Arthur's friend and a for- mer stock fund manager who's something of an armchair psychologist who's no match for the sneaky shrink. Another Vanipire alumni, Arlene Shep- pard, plays his socialite wife, Ellie. When Howard is unable to retrieve the stolen socks for his frantic pal, il's up to Lucille, who's described asa: hillbilly.- Aztec Evita, to save the day - and her impending nuptials. The play is by John Patrick Shanley, who wrote the screenplay for Moonstruck. “It’s a fast-paced script. It’s funny.” Psychopathia Sexualis. opens Thursday night for-a three-weekend run. For. further’ détails, see listing | in n Cily Scene, on | page B6. Caledonia play takes NW zones THE GREAT Gromboolian Plain is headed to the B.C. ~ high school drama festival in May. The play, one of three Caledonia Senior Secondary School productions entered in the recent high school zone festival, has been selected to represent the region at the provincials, held at the University of British Co- jJumbia, The Great Gromboolian Plain was judged best play in the northwest high school drama festival, held in Terrace at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre March 6-9. The festival was adjudicated by local Terrace Little Theatre artistic director Marianne Brorup Weston, Here's how the rest of the awards went: The reserve winner is The Bridge by Prince Rupert Secondary School. The Bridge was also named Best Vis- ual Presentation. Best ensemble went to Skeena Junior Secondary’s Shakedown Shakespeare. Caledonia student Eric Beaupre was named best actor. Best Actress went to. Beca McEwan, another Ca- ledonia Senior student. Best supporting actor went to Keith Robinson from Skeena Junior Secondary, Best ‘ Supporting actress was Skeena Junior’s Kyla O’ Donnell. Charles Hays Secondary’s entry, One Day at the Zoo, was named best technical production. Special merit awards were awarded to Dianna Morgan (Charles Hays), Shakedown Shakespeare (Skeena), and Miss Temptation (PRSS). Aisling Sheridan, Brian Wyatt, Britney Joyal of Caledonia and the play Cup Final earned honourable mentions. ° One-woman play explores identity WHO AM I? It’s a ques- tion that gets-to the very foundation of your sense of self. But certain facts — like race or cullural heritage — can cloud the issue, not just for ourselves, but for others. Identity can be some- thing. we struggle with throughout.our lives as in- dividuals. [t can also be used against us. Actor Lesley Ewen brings her funny, sensitive one-woman show, /An Un- - derstanding of Brown,.to the Terrace Art Gallery this Saturday to help .ex- plore this thought-provek- mB issue. 1. Understanding of Brown is a half-hour-long play..that looks at one woman's journey of seif discovery as she comes to terms ‘with her: mixed ra-: cial background: It’s followed by a work- shop led by Natasha Aru- liah, whe will facilitate a discussion around the is- sues of racism, identity, power and privilege, lan- guage, cultural diversity — and community. The event. is presented as part of a provincial anti- racism and multicultural- ism program. The March 22 perfor- mance is sponsored by the Skeena Diversity Project, It. will, start at 4:30 p.m. and is expected to last until 7 p.m, ‘Space is timited, so please register-in advance. The deadtine is March 18, Refreshments - will be ' served. If you would like more information, please contact. Sasa Loggin ‘at 635-6940: or loggin@email.com :