The Terrace Standard, Werinasday, April 27, 1994 - Bt

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‘A WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

What's Up!

Thursday, April 28
RIVERBOAT DAYS SOCIETY annual general
meeting in the Legion auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
Anyone interested is urged to altend and help plan
festivities for ’94, Elections to be held.

SELY-ESTEEM FOR WOMEN WORKSHOP
will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Terrace
Women’s Resource Centre. Call 638-0228 to
reserve a spol. (It’s free),

LAND AND RESOURCE SEMINAR: ‘New
Forestry’ lakes place at 7:30 p.m. in Room 2002
at NWCC, Contact Carl at 638-5100.

Saturday, April 30
HERITAGE PARK GRAND OPENING takes
place from 2 to 4 p.m. wilh enterfainment includ-
ing ‘‘Klondike Kate.” Heritage Park is now open
for tours from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m, Tuesdays to
Saturdays. Call 635-4546 for more information or
635-2508.

TERRACE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Group
presents a seminar on 1994 disability benefits in-
formation ai 10 am. al the Skeena Health Unit
conference room. Pre-register by calling Doug
Mackay al 635-4809.

Sunday, May 1
HAIR SHOW by northern regional hairdressers
takes place at the Terrace Inn from 9 am. to 5

p.m.

Monday, May 2
LEGION LADIES AUXILLIARY holds its

monthly meeting at 8 p.m. Call Kathy 635-5617.

Tuesday, May 3
TERRACE GREENBELT ASSOCIATION
community meeting lo gather suggestions for the
development of Howe Creek greenspace takes
place at 6:30 p.m. in Room 2001 at NWCC. Call
Marilynn at 635-5371 or Lori at 635-9533.

DIABETIC TEACHING CLINIC (one day

"refresher clinic) is scheduled. Contact Dana Hill
‘at 635-2211 loc, 250 or 638-1956 for more info.
Adoctor’s referral is required.

BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP meets
at 8 p.m.

Thursday, May 5
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS meet al
NWCC preschool from 7 to 9 p.m.

LAND AND RESOURCES SEMINAR:
‘Roundtable Discussion on Major Forest Land Is-
sues’ takes place at 7:30 p.m, in Room 2002 at
NWCC, Contact Carl at 638-5100.

Saturday, May 7
B.C. SENIORS GAMES ZONE 10 general

mecting takes place at 2 p.m. at the Happy Gang
Centre.

Wednesday, May 11
TERRACE LITTLE THEATRE holds its
monthly general mecling at 8:00 p.m. in the
‘McColl Playhouse, 3625 Kalum Si. On the same
date, TLT holds a story-telling/readers’theatre.
workshop with Karla Hennig. Workshop
participants are invited to try out for the June 4th
Aris Council production. Time TBA.

THURSDAYS
THE TERRACE BRIDGE CLUB meets the
second and fourth Thursday of every month, They
get started Oct. 14 at the Legion. C3all Pat at 635-
2537 or Ethel at 635-5046 for more info.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS meet every
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Women’s Resource
Centre.

TERRACE HIY INFORMATION SUPPORT
Group (T.H.LS.) meets the third Thursday of
every manth at 7:30 p.m. in the Mills Memorial
Hospital board room. Contact Carrie at 635-4885.

SATURDAYS
BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION clinics take
place al Emerson Medical Clinic the last Saturday
of each month, Free instruction by qualified
nurses. Call Lita Flynn at 635-6263 or Emerson
Clinic at 635-7234 for appointment.

MONDAYS
THE SKEENA SQUARES meet cach Monday
from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the Carpenters’ Hall at
3312 Sparks. Couples or singles welcome. Call
635-1570 or 635-2122 for more information.

ARE YOU HAVING trouble seeing your grand-
children? A support group to promote grand-
parent ties to familics and access {o grandchildren
mecis Monday nights at 7:30 p.m. at the United
Church, Call Claudette at 635-1645 for info.

VOICES IN THE VALLEY community choir
holds rehearsals cach Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at
Christ Lutheran Church, Contact 638-1230.

ORDER OF THE ROYAL PURPLE meets the

2nd and 4th Monday of every month at.7:30 p.m. .

at the Elks Hall. Call 635-5121 for more info.

Five authors to spea

By STEPHANIE WIEBE
ON’T LET THE
word ‘“‘young”’ mis-
lead you, Young
Writers’ Week is a

‘celebration of literature for kids

of all ages.

“It’s a mini-festival,’’ says Gil-
lian Campbell, children’s librar-
jan at the Terrace Public Library
and one organizer of the event.

“IPs for everyone, but its main
purpose is to get kids excited
about reading and writing.”’

It all begins tomorrow with a
whirl of writing activities in dis-
trict schools, and a slate of au-
thors touring classrooms and li-
braries throughout the northwest.

Five noted authors will read and
speak about writing and books —
among them, Shirley Sterling, au-
thor of ‘My Name is Scepetza’’.
That book, the story of an

aboriginal girl growing up in a

Young Writers’ Week is for
all fans of the printed word

_ to bookshelz.

B.C. residential school in the
fifties, won the'1993. B.C. Book

' Prize for children’s literature.

Other touring authors include
Martyn Godfrey, known for his
“*Ms. Teeny Wonderful’? series, a
favourite of intermediate grade
students; and Julie Lawson, an
author and teacher whose books
such as ‘‘Kate’s Castile’? are
known for their distinct B.C.
flavour.

Nicola. Morgan, author and il-
lustrator of several award-
winning books such as ‘‘Once in
a Blue Moon’’,’ will show
audiences the complete process of
crealing a picture book, from idea

\

Author Ann Brennan, whose

‘biography of ‘‘Klondike Kate’?

Ryan depicts a colourful figure of
Canadian history, will perform a
costumed dramatization of her-
colourful subject.

All ihe author presentations are
offered free to the public this Fri-
day and Saturday at the Terrace
Public Library.

- A reception for visiting authors,
local writers, and just plain fans

‘of the printed word happens Sat-

urday afternoon.

Plan to attend one or all of
them? The library staff asks that
you pre-register by phoning 638-
8177.

Julie Lawson

i Finis!

THE CROWNING moment
of the Pacific Northwest
Music Festival came in Sat-
urday nights gala per-
formance of musicians. Yet
the Festival was a spec-
tacular showcase of north:
westem talent for nearly
two weeks, Kitimats Tia
McCullough (top ieft) was
one of the first-place certifi-
cate recipients in mime,
That's Allan Reinhart (top
right) assisting a student in
the guitar workshop, And
Nada Gibson and Teresa
Fleming (right) were two of
the junior performers dur-
ing vocal duets. See next
week's Standard for the
complete list of awards.

ENTERTAINMENT

Check you social calendar

BRACE YOURSELF,

It’s going to be a spectacular
Spring start for music-lovers
and theatre-goers,

In case the cascade of
regional talent over the past few
wecks at the Pacific Northwest
Music Festival wasn't enough,

we are about to be deluged in

special performances for the
next couple of weeks,

It all starts this Friday, when
Doug and the Slugs play at
Gigi’s in the Terrace Inn.

Next Wednesday marks the
start of the Skeena Zone
Drama Festival from May 4-8.

If you missed Terrace Little
Theatre's. production -_ of
Orphans, this is your chance to

lm Tickets: Where to get em and how much —
@ Drama ’Fest dates & times —-

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catch it and a host of other
plays from theatre groups in
Smilhers and Prince Rupert,
such as Harbour Theatre and
the Bulkley Valley Players;
Fans of the premier folk
music event in northern B.C, —
the annual Midsummer Festi-
yal in Smithers —. will be
scrambling to-buy tickets for a
special preview concert here in
Terrace on Friday, May.6..
This one is not to be missed,”
A’ bus-load - of - Smithers

musicians will link up: with ae.

couple of Terrace bands to give
the rare show at the Elk’s Hall.’
On the program are: Rayfean
Laidlaw, ’Fest veterans George
and Norma Stokes, Grand
Trunk with Ray Cornoyer,
Smithers Celtic band Tallisker,
the biuesy-folk-grunge of Tom
Strong & Buddies, Karen
Durand’s jazz trio, Ted
Turner’s 'coustick blues, Joe

LD Orza & the Famous Throw

Together Band, not to mention

Lauts.. Payne ‘and the | ‘Low 7
' Budget Blues Band. Cie?

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The following weekend fea-—
tures performances here: May -

13-14 by former Chilliwack
front man Bill Henderson.: .
This is probably the “best

Henderson show you can see

anywhere, because ‘of - the
venue: the . tiny . McColl
Playhouse,

The 90 seats are guaranteed to
be sold out for. this show, the
Jatest in a series of “Intimate
Evening’ performances’ there
to ralse money for a new build-
ing for Terrace Little Theatre.

The Genie and Juno award
winner is kriown these days for
his folksy sound and his work

“with Shari. Ulrich. and Roy
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