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_ COMMUNITY
“EVENTS B2

: ? Around Town
‘Let’s talk.

: “LEARN HOW ‘to-lead a ‘discussion on racism: :
‘[-cat the ‘second of two -workshops “presented din.
| Terrace by the - Skeena Multiculturalism Di- “f.
versity: ‘Project. : ;
7 nstructor. Natasha Aruliai came. to. Terrace”

ae ie last year to “present a. -workshop, after. the ‘per
‘.-formarice-of An ‘Understanding of Brown: - _
“Part ‘one'— entitled’ Understanding. Each: 2
“Other = ‘took: place. last week. Participants m
“Jearned: how to ‘understand racism in’ its many.

|  guage, history,” ‘how. racism is. leatned;: how it
-Maanifests iv society: and its: impact".
Part two is. scheduled for April. 26-27. Parti- ah

_éipants in this: follow-up ‘session will be- given ~
“the, tools they would néed to. facilitate, future”

‘and divisive topie. 20°. 2: a
They’ ‘Il-also learn how. to ‘iespond: to: ‘issues, op
“Fand-éoncerns as they arise in, the community: ~.'
enabling them to: help find : a resolution ‘before
+ tensions escalate, es a
“2 The: ‘Skeena’ Melticulturatism Diversity. Pro- ry
, ject’ ‘has been-doing. anti-racism workshops for’
+ Ipeal, non: profit. agencies and hope
“with schools in the. future.” OES es oe
‘. Feedback. from tocal ‘students suggests

'§, tO. ‘work -

lying-related violence.
~ 2 To register for’ the healing : racism wiorkshops:
o contact Sasa Loggin. at 635- 6940. or:by email -
ale info@ skeenadiversity. com OF. log: onto»
“www. skeenadiversity. com... :

All about the arts.

‘EXPLORE, Terrace!s: tich’aris community lace

‘Arts Council invites ‘you’ to’ join in- the local |
festivities planned as Part.¢ Of Arts and Cultural n

From -Apiil: 25- May" 1,-d the: om F
EArt Gallery, where: there’ will be an exhibit
, featuring. displays by® the. ‘arts: council’ S$ many. -
- member organizations: to: find out. what they'do.” -
= ATL these!” organizations. ‘contribute ‘signific-
wo antly tothe .vibrant-and ‘dynamic: nature of the"
Terrace. -area,. the: aris council Says. yas
“Pheir members ‘are: the Dare -to. Dre:
“Fourdation, ‘Modéiato,- Northwest First Nations’
‘. Theatre’ Collective, Northwest: ‘Singers; the Paz: ~
‘s-cifie Northwest: Music:.Festival, :the Terrace :
“Arts Association (which. runs ~ the-art: .

ue = concert: Society,. Terrace ‘Little ‘Theatre,. Ter- :
oe Tace. ‘Musicians’ Association; Terrace’ Pipes.”
‘cand ‘Drums; “Terrace: ‘Symphony: Orchestra, and” 'f:
a Tertace/Thornbill Parents-for Music. . - a
co0 Or- take in. one-of the ‘many: competitions’ » .

‘Festival, which continues’ to- May: 1, date of.
he. Gala ‘and’ ‘Awards. Night, at the R.E.M. Lee”
theatre.” The .night’ before is the’ scholarship”
competition, featuring’ the most: Sutstanding 1
nitrants rom. the, festival ; -

Fe ‘CRAFTERS ‘AND “aitisans’id ‘the ‘Alumninui 7

J. Kitimat. lays out the welcome mat for. people ”
uf, “from across the’ northwest: - :

time.“around: “There: will: be: ‘everything : from:
me outdoor.’ furniture, pottery” and. Mictorian- lace,’
1. to paintings, planters. and- fishing gear. avail- |
| cable: at-the one-day event;-taking, Place: April.

- ‘17 at’Riverlodge from 10 a.m: to 4-p:m, r

“.° As‘always, there will’ be; an assortment, ‘of.
a food: ‘vendors offering: international: ‘cuisine.

*? consulting a. palm’ reader. ‘There will: also bea:
qd: Spiritual | advisor: ‘and a-Tarot card: reader alving”
“readings: at the craft and home: show.: Bee
«As always). theré: will. be plenty: of: activities, {

(weather permitting), ‘face: painting, a. huge.
“Jolly Jump ‘castle,-and a variety. of hemp; bea- i
ed, fashion and -body jewellery.’ ae anne
Babysitting is available on site.” me
Vey To-find Riverlodgé;: simply: follow. the high:
2) way into -Kitimal. .At- the. third: set: of | traffic.
_[oclights, tuin Teft. Then take the first-ttirn right.

a | Eggciting

' WORK IN. PROGRESS:. Mil ‘Velemeyer :
-was among the Grade 7 students at Up-
” Jands Elamentary. who’ learned how'to de- ©

dyes’ on a recent. afternoon.

eo . ’

dance

: ‘forms. The” two-day ‘workshop’ covered “lan- 4

Scominunity:. discussion. around this. Sensitive. .

teensare, ‘concerned: about: bullying and bale: aE

-on‘ this month when* ‘the Terrace. and. District}

* gallery), Terrace Community Band, ‘Terrace ~ |:

oe taking: place’ ‘at’ the Pacific’ ‘Northwest Music.‘ °-

., City showcase their: wares ‘al the. annual ‘Spring ae

», Craft ‘and: Home ‘Show. ext: Saturday,:: when: ° a
‘CAN YOU help solve a

This year's. event features. is tables this’ .

What does the future hold? Find out by “7

: “ture

“planned: for the :kids,‘including* pony ‘tides |"

‘corate Easter‘ eggs: usirig beeswax and os

By JENNIFER. LANG :

. IT’ s 4:35PM. in: “Fetrace,
- across” ‘town’ os, in’ band
‘studios | and fehearsal’
7 spaces: of every: ‘sort - = it 8. down ta
° the wire.
There’ s only: a “few more prac:

tices. left: before’ ‘the: 39th

- Pacific. Northwest Music-Festival
~ opens; leading" off more than two
| weeks of competition: ina variety,
: of disciplines. ; : 7
. “Over: al ‘the: Terrace “Aeademy, ~
-‘of Music; for instance, “a nine-
year-old girl named Julianne ‘Le-
. nik has just started: her piano .les- i
SOT pT

‘Earli

7 “more than- a little’ ofthe type of. .
dedication it takes: to’ ‘excel under
“ presstre, © a
Letiuik is justo one of 280 piano
: entriesat-this ‘year’s festival.
| She's. eniered before and did well,
ST: got a “second ‘and a. first: in:
. piano,’ ” shé reveals. shyly.

Academy" stidents. who a

|. tered in the-féstival take:
“recitals: and even. play. in: front of -
me each ‘other to: belp. ‘calm
“ mance jitters:.. *
TE yout think of people’ 5. big-
* “pest fear, ‘it’s ‘speaking, in
having: everyone: 'S “eyes .on- you,” ™
: explains. teacher Bonnie.J uniper...
oa The prospect: of: playing i in Front
a of other competitors: and ‘the-adju-"'~-
.. diéators: can ‘be’ “daunting for en- :
*trants at-any: age... 2 oom
“But really,” you re ‘competing
vf agalnst yourself,” Juniper. says..
| Piano: is just one ot the. ‘fine.
” ‘arts. disciplines: ‘showca ed. at ‘the’
_ festival: For example, ‘more’ ‘than:
~ 400: dance -entriés. are-schedaled ~ :
J fo ‘cornpete, -as_ are 68 | woodwind .
: Sestrants, ‘and.22 gititar. competitors. oo
With: 76° vocal--entrants in’ a
o variety’ of: categories,” ‘from. ‘classi-. » 10."
.. al to: musi¢ theatre, . who: néeds, to:
“watch” ‘the: latest” Canadian: : Lor.
-> Ametican: Idol: on TV? Lo¢al : au-.-
n diences- can ‘Watch the, steal thing ve
"in-person. -
. The: festival ‘also inchides com
“petitions “among choirs, in addi
~-tlon:to’ classroom: ‘choral: group:
“ ‘speech arts,- and dramatic. scenesy. --
The » very “best students s from,

By JENNIFER LANG

mystery? -

The. ‘Terrace: ‘Art: “ASsor :
~ elation’ islooking - for: a:
‘black’ and white: ~pen. and :
J dink: drawing of main-street..{-
oin. the’ 1950s that: has. gone”
yo missing. + :
os The:. ‘original attwork
‘. Was-, created: by. Casey
; raam, a well: known. local’
~ artist who entered. the: pic-.
a in an art -contest ,
“* marking ‘Terrace's: 75th: an- [fg
“Cniversary last year.: .
“Thé- framed: and~ moun-
“ted: piece’: was : included. ‘in: f
“a special - exhibit last. June.”
J:,at the, Terrace ‘Art: Gallery. ;
. commemot ting ‘the Boni
“versary.

Since. ‘thiet ,

planks. .
Underneath : are :

_ words, Terrace 1927- 3003 :
““T. shaded’ around . every.”
letier’-s0 they ‘just stood:
out!
The’ bottom left’ ‘corsiér at
. shows Terrace'sold em- ‘
 plem; which consisted ofa”
sawmill;. a.gold’ pan’ arid:
“pick; flanked: by.a plough.’ :
“to represent farming. °
. On the. lower right-hand °
x comer, Braam: ‘dtew ‘Ter-

; in ‘the. day,. she hurt her
neck. ‘But she shawed up for her
. Jesson.” anyway, . demonstrating

‘the. gallery.
Shas ‘lost track of Bram S05)
/plece, 00 .
“Nobody seems, to. know.”
where it is, "Bram: 79,..
“said last week: - Baa
oo Ttts 24 by: 28. jinchies i in.
size, .depicling “a -street:*
_ scene -of -Terrace’s: main
"street in the: 1950s, a time
when the sidewalks -were
“sli. made fron. wooden "

arid all ve
rooms,

annual °

are ‘en-.
‘part in

perfor-

“NEARLY FIEADY: Julianne Lenuik, .9, practices while another: Testival L entrant, Laura How,

for her piano. lesson to. begin. The piano. competitions: are ‘Aprit- 26-30... “JENNIFER LANG PHOTO”. a o

public, _

performance;

; cluding 40 bands:

“throughout the festival “are. seléc-
ted'-to compete con Scholarship:
Night, which, is always. a Sell- ‘out ut

7 The: following: “nights is. the: Gala
cand ‘Awards: niet: “an extravagan-

: The: éstival: has. expanded this:
° year ‘to accommodate all ‘the: en

individuals: and. “groups. have en
tered, this year’ § competition - = ‘in

- One ‘of: those: bands: has’ ‘come ;
alk the way? from: a. town. in iV Ontar-.

‘Students. from “the’ Perth ind:
District Collegiate. Institute : ‘are it
strived” in:-Terrace- April:'1.
band exchange: with: Thorabill Ju
“nor. Secondary Schiool.:
They're giving a. ‘joint ‘concert:
tomorrow. night. ‘at, the: “Thornhill
Community® “Church © (See. City? ar
Scene.onm page B2 for: details). and:
perform Friday. and. ‘Sunday at ‘the.

4 white @ drawings made: from: pen and Ink.

festival, :

2. for?

A TERRACE ORIGINAL; ‘Casey, Braam specializes: in distinctive black. and
JENNIFER LANG PHOTO rene

~REM. Lee as. “part of, the’ music.

“Tt may’ “be. the furthest anyone
has ‘travelled ‘to: compete. in’ the
39-year-old” festival. . : a
“To-the-best- of. my: kitowledge,,
we haven't. iad’ anybody” coming :
from. this” far, away before,””’ ‘says
“Michael. Wen,, band/instructor..at. .“
Thornhill Junior Secondary, which. -
is’ “hosting the, Ontario: ‘Thusicians,
“part an: ‘exchange through. the
Society’ for: Educational: Visits-and:
Exchanges, in’ Canada, or “SEVEC..:
- Perth, ‘located: 45 minutes out- ~
side. ‘of Ottawa;-is: ‘nbout the. same e
zé-as -Terrace,- Wen ‘BAYS TS
“Their school-is similar to ours .
fae the. ki is: are. mainly t bussed a

“ones are’and 43, band. students will?
find: oul: for themselves when they

. They’ Nh spend, the better part of
aM week i BUE “Perth, where they’ HW

“gan’t estimate ‘how long i

piece. « oe ;
: Braam jo: longer work

quent rest: breaks: now.
takes a long time."
"He doesn’t -ha'
‘of the missing work.’
2. "F should have takéin’
; photograph,’ he said;
~ Art dssociation i
“Pat. Irving
“members - recall : the. work:

race’ s. current: logo: with
b, the familiar Kermode bear. :
: Braam, who’ s been per-:.
feoting: his artistié tectini-.
‘que since -he was a. boy, of

took’ him to. complete: the.-
in: ‘the. three..or. four hour

- blacks, of time: he ‘used: to.’
He : mtist. ‘take’ more. ‘ffe- “

‘ays’. board’.

‘couple | of: weeks: after the,
“show: wrapped up. last June...
Then” the: painting “wasn
-lent. to. someone, possibly .
a Jocal business for display th
‘but it's not onsfile.
- Braam has asked the at
_ association “to: reimburse”

him for the avork:.

“ itage. ‘bulldings from’ places”
. fi-the northwest. Churches,”
ée hospitals and other. -land-
mark. bul Idings : ‘are’of: par:

ticular’ interest: ~
= “He: works: fro:

‘and. prints have a ‘descrip:
Hon. on.the: back.

Braam sells: ‘both prints

“and originals of his works.

A. number’ are-available at.

“the: Red Raven Gallety : ‘in

i draw. the’ ‘same. sway hiss
z T

“graphs: because. some, Sof...
his subjects — such as the.
massive ehureh : in’ ‘Metla- | of
kiitla: that ‘burned down: ate 19

‘tholic’ "hugh “on longer.

exist: :

Bach of His drawings

~Braam,’.who has: a dis-

iinctive: style, learried. 10°
~ Since then.

: board, The: hitdren ‘would “
then ‘copy: the: picture. using:

Piece, of -chalk,:

SY They:
challenges,”
for. the “event. ‘Suddenly, - you've
a this. intensity. ‘and this focus.
- you ‘don’t normally 5 see’ ‘ata. local”:
concert.” me ES ;

“drawing | was not’ important. °

“whole life!”

LA “said” ‘he € Wasnt te

live: with host: families and per-"- ”
form ‘an. evening. concert with: the. .
chool’s band.: we :
“Then it's-on. to Moniteal; ‘here
Thornhill! 8: award-winning: concert ©
and-.jazz-bands-will- -compete at.
Music Fest Catiada,: a national ,
~ music festival: ;
 Wen-says, having, a few adjudi::, .
cated performances . under their
: belt.i is a big advantage; 20s
“The adjudicators. at the. Bicific -
“Northwest “Musi¢ Festival provide’ ' .
-yaluable feedback to his:band’stu-
dents*— insight: that helps” them.
‘perform their best at Music Fest.
4] find that it's’ sort of construc~ ©
Alive’ pressure,” Wen. says. “Il-en-
‘ables them: to perform. just a little
bit.better. I’ve. noticed when you,”
0. “and. “play. at” the | “nationals,
‘theyre playing betters. 0
“undérstand«*;the: [-

“he says.’ They te UP,

Bul as an 1 adult; his artistic
skills: served. him: well in a

the job market.”

_  Back--in. the” ‘Nether. ;
lands, he used his ‘pala
abilities: to. pack” the crates”:
‘of tulip bulbs bound for ex- -[)" >
port more efficiently: than. 1 =

anyone. : -
. He atid his. wife and two

children (they - would later, :
_ have eight in total) attived

in Canada in..1952; and -

moved © to - ‘Terrace’ two, :
‘years later. ©

‘He found. work at: Erie.
Sande’s sawmill, - where. .

~ his. ability :to, learh’ new -

skills . quickly, -¢arned: the: -

- notice of his -bosses,. He.)
~ soon. found ‘himself: work-:
‘ing as a’ “millweight, : car»

_ penter. and electrician.
“My: ‘drawing: would .
help. me with my. work in.

~ the mill, "he. said.
‘He- ‘then . “worked: ‘for: ;
“Skeeria- Sawmills : for. ane:

starting getting. ‘into it:
“again,” aan
He estimates. he's 's cre- |

‘he: said, *

ated: about \ 000 drawings:

To-.me,. it pat beet: simy.

“seen’
Braain’ Ss missing’ ‘drawing,

‘please ‘contact the Terrace
Art Gallery at 638-8884, a

7 ae WAS, ‘back: 10 his. art,.
i- something. he'd.-been: too |
ans to pursue ag. ‘a fatter ~

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