Eric Folsom Poet reads from new
collection Icon Driven. Shadbolt
Centre, 6450 Deer Lake, Burnaby, Oct
13,7:30 pm, and Central Library, 350 W
Georgia, Oct 15, 7:30 pm, 604-331-3602.
Namely Vancouver Book Launch
Arsenal Pulp Press presents a slide
show and launch of the book about the
history behind names of the city's
streets, neighbourhoods, mountains
and more, by Tom Snyder with
Jennifer O'Rourke. Sugar Refinery, 1115
Granville, Oct. 15, 7:30 pm, 604-6874233.
Ian Wallace Celebrated illustrator
and author of books for young people
reads from his books Chin Chiang and
the Dragon's Dance, Boy of the Deeps
and others. Central Library, 350 W.
Georgia, Oct. 16, 10:30 am, 604-3313602.
Trevor Carolan His new book
Giving Up Poetry: With Allen Ginsberg
at Hollyhock recounts the writer's
transformation under Ginsberg's
influence. Picasso Cafe, 1626 W.
Broadway, Oct. 17, 4:30 pm.
Saltwater Women Talk Vickie
Jensen shares stories from Saltwater
Women at Work, about B.C. women in
the fishing and boat industries, Oct. 17,
7:30 pm, and Vickie Jensen and Robin

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Fowler present a workshop on collecting oral histories, Oct. 20,10 am-3
pm, $32; Richmond Museum, 7700
Minoru, Oct. 17,20, 604-231-6460.

about Columbia. Canadian Memorial
United Church, 1806 W 15th, Oct. 12,
7:30 pm, free, 604-608-0544.

Live Biennial of Performance Art
Festival celebrating solo performance
features more than 25 performances,
including
this week's
events:
!IGLENN LEWIS: Biennial opening.
Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby,
Oct. 13, 8 pm, 604-662-4719 fRETURN
OF TALENT HUT: Launch afterparty
with MC Jimmi Schmooz, Orlan
Fortrel, Big Glory (guitar) Hole, Ina
i Pavlovina, Jean Poole, Boofka Putz,
Countess Turnoff and new recruits,
[with Draggin' Angels. Video In, 1965
[Main, Oct. 13,10:30 pm, 604-872-8337.
IfERIN STANLEY AND CORIN
I SWORN: Access Artist Run Centre,
1206 Carrall, Oct. 14, 4:30 pm, 604-689SPECIAL
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FIGUEROA, LISA DEANNE SMITH:
[ Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova, Oct. 19,
Pink Show Watermelon
and
8:30 pm 604-687-2468 fREBECCA
Christine Taylor's cabaret show
BELMORE: grunt gallery, 116-350 E.
includes stand-up comedy, vaudevil2nd, Oct. 20, 8 pm, 604-875-9516
lian antics and burlesque dance.
§ MOCOSOS: Performance-video by
Cavern, 1163 Commercial, Oct. 11-15, 9 Kim Dawn, Tagny Duff, Ali Lohan,
pm, $10, www.pinkshow.com.
Riley Rempel, Todd Ribalkin, Brian
Gotro and Scott Russell,Ga//ery
Concert for Peace in Colombia II
Gachet, 88 E. Cordova, Oct. 20,12 pm,
Features music by Carlos Bastidas
Oct. 22, 7 pm, 604-687-2468. § SNIFFY
and Groupo Sumalao and dance by
THE RAT BUS TOUR: Travel on a
Grupo America, with short video
bus for the story behind Vancouver's
Vancouver International Writers
(and Readers) Festival More than 80
writers, including Sir Ranulph !
Fiennes, Wade Davis, Richard Ford,
Ursula K. Le Guin, Roch Carrier and
Gordon Downie read from works;
closing events at Christ Church
Cathedral spotlight A.S. Byatt, Oct. 23,
and Timothy Findley, Oct. 31. Various
venues, Granville Island, Oct. 17-21,
$10.50-20, writersfestbcca or 604-6816330.

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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,
604-254-0707.
I JEANNE
RANDOLPH: SFU Harbour Centre,
Fletcher Challenge Theatre, Oct. 23,
7:30 pm, 604-688-0051. Continues to
Nov. 30, 604-875-9516.
White Rock/South Surrey Art
Studio Tour Tour studios of painters,
sculptors, potters, jewelers and more.
Oct. 14,10 am-5 pm. Tour maps available by calling 604-531-9427.
UPCOMING
Vancouver Storytelling Festival
Tenth annual event features tales
from around the world, spoken word,
improv storytelling, stories with
music and dance, puppetry and workshops. Various venues, Nov. 2-4
(including WISE Hall, 1882 Adanac,
Nov. 2, Vancouver Museum, 1100
Chestnut, Nov. 3-4), 604-257-0366,
www.vancouverstorytelling.org;
call

1604-876-2272 for program guides.

GALLERIES

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M U S E U M S
VANCOUVER
Architecture Gallery
100-440
Cambie, 604-683-8588. f SUSTAINABILITY 2001: GREENING THE
BUILT ENVIRONMENT: Local
examples of sustainable engineering,
landscape and achitectural design,
opens Oct. 12-Nov. 9.
Art Beatus Gallery 888 Nelson,
6604-88-2633. §AN APPLE'S WORLD:
Paintings by Katie Cheung, to Oct. 31.
Art Works Gallery 225 Smithe 604688-3301. fSEASONS:
Margaret
Devenyi, to Oct. 30.
Artspeak Gallery 233 Carrall 604688-0051. fUNDERSIDE OF SHADOWS: Elizabeth MacKenzie and
Jeanne Randolph, to Oct. 13.
Ballard Lederer Gallery 1540 West
2nd, 604-736-3282. §AVERAGE?: Joe
Average, to Oct. 17.
Bau-Xi 3045 Granville 604-733-7011.
fESSENCE AND ORIGIN: Tracy