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Seymour-raised Shadowman took bite out of Big Apple with eerie art by RICA TALAY
Oren Jacoby set out to make a film that he thought he would never finish. The New York based director produced and directed the 2017 documentary Shadowman, which features the works of the late conceptual artist Richard Hambleton, who grew up in Deep Cove in his family’s home on Mount Seymour Parkway. During the 1980s in New York, Hambleton was one of the up and coming artists, alongside his conceptual peers Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, making a mark in New York’s art scene. Hambleton was 65 when he died on Oct. 29. According to the documentary, he painted until his death. Before he became famous for his mysterious, black shadowy silhouettes that he plastered all over New York City in the late ’80s, Hambleton’s artistic curiosity started at Windsor Secondary. He’s also known in Vancouver’s art scene for his fake crime scene outlines. Deep Cove resident Christine Elsey said she knew the artist when he went to Windsor in the late ’70s. “He was interesting,” she said. “But he was really gentle, not very talkative really, but quite expressive at the same time.” Elsey went to Windsor when she was 16 and was taking the same Grade 11 art class as Hambleton,who was 17. She describes Hambleton at that time as “abstract” and said he had quite a sense of humour. “He wouldn’t really engage too much,” she said, explaining Hambleton veered toward experimentation, “as opposed to any kind of any structured artistic activity,” she recalled. “One time in art class he went around the whole class, just experimenting with twisting pieces of string in his fingers in different shapes and going up to people and just showing them what it looked like.” The film focuses on Hambleton’s early
career in New York and chronicles the fame and success he was gaining when he dropped out of the art world. The rest of the films centres on Hambleton’s reinstitution into the scene by art dealers Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld and Andy Valmorbida. Shadowman took Jacoby almost eight years to produce. “It took forever,” the director said. “I started in 2009 and didn’t really finish it until right before the Tribeca film festival (on March of 2017).” He explained how the reason was partly the lack of funding and the lack of co-operation by Hambleton. He describes working with the artist as “challenging” at times. “At certain points he would just become unavailable and we couldn’t do anymore and I sort of gave up the film thinking we’d never get to talk to him,” he said. “When he was available he could be wonderful and articulate and insightful about his life and his work, but other times we just couldn’t get to him.” Luckily Jacoby found archival footage and photographs of Hambleton from local artists who knew him in the ’80s. The film opens up with a black and white shot of Hambleton painting one of his famous shadow silhouettes, Jacoby said getting that footage was a “lucky accident”. “I met somebody at a fancy cocktail party and making sort of chit chat conversations and she told me she had once made a film when she was an art student and I asked her what it was about, and it turned out it was about Richard Hambleton,” he shared. Asked what Hambleton was like, the words charming, intelligent, funny and ironic flow out of Jacoby’s mouth. He was introduced to Hambleton in 2009 by his friend Hank O’Neal, who chronically photographed street art in Lower Manhattan for 30 years. A few of Hambleton’s paintings were featured in see Shadowman’s page 2
Conceptual artist Richard Hambleton grew up in the Seymour area and later moved to New York City, where he became famous for his black shadowy silhouettes that he plastered all over the Big Apple in the late 1980s. PHOTOS SUPPLIED STORYVILLE FILMS
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O’Neal’s pop-up exhibit in Tribeca. “When I got down there I was shocked that I recognized the artwork that was in Hank’s pictures, which I’ve never seen before,” he explained. “I remembered the work and was sort of excited to rediscover this artist who really knocked me out the first time I’d seen his stuff.” Jacoby recalls living in Tribeca around the ’80s and seeing the dark shadowy paintings on the walls of Lower Manhattan and being scared because he
had no point of reference for Hambleton’s artwork. “Suddenly there was this figure that I really thought was someone about to jump out of me the first time I saw it and then you stop and realize it wasn’t that, it was a picture,” he said. The Oscar nominated director was so mesmerized by Hambleton and his artwork that he just started filming without any plan or funding. He dove into the film without having any idea of Hambleton’s past, how complicated his life was, or what his demons were.
“I just began filming and I wasn’t sure how I was going to do it or if anybody would be interested or who would pay for the film but I was just, as I say, mesmerized by Richard and really fell in love with (his) work,” he said. “I just thought, here’s an exciting possibility to show an artist on his moment of rediscovery. “ One of the “demons” that was explored in the film was Hambleton’s drug addiction. “It was a fundamental part of his life so you couldn’t avoid it,” Jacoby explained. “We tried to focus on his creative career and his artwork. If we do present his addiction in this film the point is to choose him overcoming addiction to be creative and… produce an amazing range of work that he was able to in his career.” Although the film centres on
Hambleton’s life and career, it doesn’t show his past life in Vancouver and childhood in Deep Cove. In the beginning of the film Hambleton does say “I’m from Vancouver.” Due to the lack of funding, Jacoby wasn’t able to fly out to Vancouver to delve more into Hambleton’s childhood, which he said he regrets. He also explained how he would try to get Hambleton to talk about his past but the artist would refuse to open up about it. “I would try to get him to talk about stuff like that, he didn’t seem to really want to engage about that part of his life,” he said. “I wished many times that I could have gone to Vancouver and learned more about his childhood and learned more about his growing up years at the see Doc page 3
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it was a form of therapy for him. “It was like therapy to confront the things that were haunting him and put them on canvas,” he explained. “He kept on doing it, and kept at it just like all the other hardships that he’d gone through for such a long productive career.” The film was an official selection at the Tribeca Film Festival and the Vancouver International Film Festival. Shadowman is available online on iTunes and Amazon, Amazon Prime members can watch the film for free. ■
art school and how important that was to him.” Cove local, Elsey, said during the time she knew Hambleton he was experimenting with hallucinogenic drugs, specifically acid. “He sort of lived for, I think, drugs at that time,” she said. “Almost everybody I knew, around us, was into that but I felt like he was one of the ones really taking it further.” Jacoby explained how Hambleton used art to deal with his inner demons and that
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Magic act Deep Cove is the last stand at the end of the line. While once-quaint North Shore enclaves such as Edgemont Village and Ambleside are being redeveloped, the Cove is maintaining its charming status quo. We can thank our geographical makeup here – there’s nowhere for us to expand. That’s what makes the Cove so attractive to us – and hordes of other people. There’s been a suggestion by some residents and business owners that the Cove has lost its magic. We know we aren’t in cottage country anymore, like the Cove once was,
because change is the only constant in life. However, we are lucky to call this picturesque place home. We need to work together with the district to help come up with solutions for traffic and congestion – because the internet isn’t going anywhere and Quarry Rock is out there for all to find. In the meantime, we say make your own magic in the Cove. There are many quiet evenings here, when you can stroll under the lights on Gallant or catch a sunset on the beach. Our heart flutters every time we see another great show at the cultural centre and walk down to Arms Reach for an aperitif. Indeed, how fortunate we are. ■
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■ Spiritually Speaking
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Imagine movie explores childhood trauma, triumph by REV. ED HIRD My wife Janice and I recently went to a great re date da movie, I Can Only Imagine. Im Many in Hollywood are amazed at how popular am this th Lions Gate Studios release is proving to be: re No. No 3 already at the box office. of Dennis Quaid, as the th best-known actor in the th movie, powerfully represented the violent, re alcoholic, abusive father al who wh rejected and drove ev everyone away, including his hi son, Bart. His character Arthur’s life ch motto mo was “Life hits me, I hi back harder.” hit Bart’s father me memorably said to his so “I’m gonna teach you son, so something, Bart. Dreams do pay the bills. Nothing don’t go comes from it. All good it does is keep you from kn knowing what’s real.” His father thought that cr crushing his son’s dreams wa doing him a favour. was At Attempting to gain his fa father’s approval, Bart becomes a football player like him. Never good enough for his father, Bart ended up in the hospital and permanently out of football. In the midst of this huge setback, a high school teacher discovered Bart’s hidden musical gift. Music kept Bart alive when life
was tearing him apart. “I Can Only Imagine” is a triple platinum song that has become well-known on both spiritual and mainstream radio stations. Andrew Erwin, co-director and co-editor commented, “God’s hand has been on this song and on this story from the beginning. We are delighted to see a story about forgiveness and redemption connect with so many people. We are humbled for the privilege of telling Bart’s story.” The movie explores how Bart Millard, leader of the band MercyMe, wrote such a gripping song. It turns out that as Bart tapped into the deep wound around his relationship with his father, millions of people related to his trauma. Bart was told: “You didn’t write this song in 10 minutes. It took a lifetime.” The movie explores how Bart’s childhood trauma left him in emotional chains until he finally processed his anger and bitterness towards his father. When Bart and the MercyMe band were rejected by top Nashville music producers, all the negativity from his dad’s earlier words began to poison him. Bart almost gave up on his dream. In one parable, Jesus compared unforgiveness to being trapped in a prison
that we can’t get out of until we choose to forgive. The movie accurately described how painful it is to forgive people who have been violently abusive. Bart said to his father: “God has forgiven you, but I won’t.” Even though Bart’s father genuinely turned from his abusive ways, it was very difficult for Bart to accept that this change was genuine. Bart had become infected with his father’s negativity and stubbornness, similarly pushing people away. Eventually, Bart was able to say of his father, “I saw God transform him from a man that I hated into the man I wanted to become.” Bart has had such healing that, as mentioned in the January 2018 edition of Light Magazine, he is now investing in younger musicians at Trinity Western University in the Worship Arts program. Bart’s life reminds us that nothing is wasted when put in the hands of God. ■ Rev. Ed Hird has been the rector at St. Simon’s Church, 420 Seymour River Pl., since 1987. stsimonschurch.ca. He co-authored, with Janice Hird, For Better, For Worse: Discovering the Keys to a Lasting Relationship.
For many years, B.C. has had a reputation as being a very unfriendly place for investors wanting to rent out their properties. In B.C. tenants receive much greater protection than do tenants in other jurisdictions . Despite these protections, there are still some very bad landlords, resulting in poorly treated tenants. In order to address tenant mistreatment, all landlords, even the good ones, have now had their rights even more restricted. B.C. has recently amended the Residential Tenancy Act to provide more protection for tenants. The changes make it very difficult for landlords to ask tenants to move out, even if they have a fixed term lease or the landlord is selling the home. In the past, if a landlord wanted to sell and had a tenant who made selling difficult, the tenant could be asked to leave at the end of their lease. Now at the end of a fixed term lease, tenants have the right to stay in the property and the lease converts to a month to month tenancy. There could also be other reasons a landlord might want a lease end date rather than month to month tenancies. For example, I like to have one year leases with my tenants so that if they want to move out, they do so at a time of year when it is easier for me to find a new tenant. Now, at the end of a lease, the landlord cannot ask the tenant to leave-the tenant can choose to leave or stay, regardless of the terms of the lease. Apparently this change was made so that landlords could not evict tenants just to increase the rent. I understand this rationale for protecting tenants; however there are other ways to deal with this problem without placing such restrictions on the right to contract. It is getting more difficult for landlords to ensure they stay on the right side of the law. If you would like more information on how these changes affect you, please contact me to discuss. If you need property management assistance, we provide property management services to landlords out of our Deep Cove office as well as our 2 Vancouver offices. We can also assist with property management in other areas, including Whistler.
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Adorable arrivals at Maplewood Farm casting to build her sculptures, she also references traditions from ceramic finecraft and art history. In her most recent body of work, Montague uses symbols such as fading flowers, bubbles, skulls, and insects to represent death and the transient nature of life. These symbols, interspersed with casts of toys including dolls, helicopters, and bunnies, take on a slightly sinister feeling in their modern compositions. Montague’s exhibition, Of Things I can’t Unthink, showing until April 14, examines the cycles in our lives and asks us to revel in the beauty of the absurd. Susannah Montague is a British born, Bowen Island-based ceramic sculptor. The Seymour Art Gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday. seymourartgallery.com
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Janeen Horne sits with “Gizmo,” one of five lambs born at Maplewood Farm at the end of March. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
by MARIA SPITALE-LEISK Spring has brought adorable new arrivals to Maplewood Farm, including nine new lambs born at the end of March. The farm is now on its spring/summer schedule and open seven days a week until October. The Rabbitat, Livestock Barn and Hill Paddock, where you can play with goats, are some of the farm’s attractions, along with a daily milking demonstration. maplewoodfarm.bc.ca
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You may recognize Greg Neufeld from the reality TV show Canadian Idol. Greg was a finalist on two seasons and rocked the judges and fans socks off. He later settled into a musical career, performing at events and venues throughout Canada and the U.S. Armed with a guitar, stomp box and a soulful voice, Neufeld performs renditions of well-known classics and current Top 40 covers. Neufeld will be
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Vancouver folk musician Brian Robertson has been called a genuine B.C. treasure for his well-crafted and entertaining songs about the West Coast, as well as some that reflect more universal themes of love, travel, social justice and the blues. Filling out the Brian Robertson Trio are B.C. champion fiddler Michael Burnyeat and acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Victor Smith. Brian Robertson and his band will be performing at the Deep Cove Coffee House on April 20. Opening acts: Marian Buechert and Barry Truter; Fleetham Stevens and Jerome Jarvis. Admission is $12 and includes baked goodies, coffee, tea and cold drinks. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. at Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave.
DIVAS TO DESCEND ON RAVEN PUB
While all members of Las Divas collectively grew up on music of countless genres covering all ends of the spectrum, the impression they leave as live performers is equally vast. From shimmery pop to gritty blues, Las Divas delivers impassioned, high energy renditions of these songs with interactive stage performances to back it up. Las Divas promises to offer something to music lovers of all tastes, from those who appreciate the twang of Patsy Cline, to those who have completely worn out their copy of Rumours or Abbey Road. Las Divas count Johnny Cash, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Marvin Gaye, Loretta Lynn, Sam Cooke and Black Sabbath as artists they like. Las Divas will descend on the Raven Pub, Saturday, April 28 at 8 p.m. More info: theravenpub. com
OF THINGS I CAN’T UNTHINK
Ceramic sculptor Susannah Montague’s highly symbolic and eerily beautiful sculptures at once draw you in, and repel you. In each of Montague’s surreal porcelain sculptures, there is narrative to be discovered. Using a combination of hand building, press molds, and slip
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■ Mayor’s Message
Pay access fees considered for Cove to help alleviate congestion by
RICHARD WALTON
Mayor for District of North Vancouver
As Metro Vancouver’s population and B.C.’s tourism sector grow, increasing numbers of visitors flock to the North Shore each weekend. This surge in demand means local governments need to find ways to modify the way parks and their adjacent neighbourhoods are managed. When demand for parkland and wilderness spaces increases, local ecosystems are strained, and this creates spillover impacts, such as crowded parking lots and overflowing garbage containers. Municipal governments cannot easily control the number of visitors, but we do have to take the necessary steps to ensure lands are adequately protected, people are kept safe, and residents feel heard. Deep Cove residents understand this issue possibly more than anyone on the North Shore: the number of visitors is growing each year and impacting public safety access and livability. In response to this growing concern, several steps have been taken and more will come. Hopefully the lessons we continue to learn in Deep Cove will help in developing strategies for other popular North Shore areas facing similar challenges. In 2014 a technical study and public opinion survey was conducted within the Deep Cove area and in 2015 the District of North Vancouver hosted the Deep Cove Community Dialogue. The dialogue was an in-depth community engagement process that brought together residents, businesses and other stakeholders to decide on next steps. This work resulted in the Deep Cove Parking and Implementation Access Plan. Since then, the District of North Vancouver has moved forward with a number of initiatives informed by the plan, including increased overflow parking, more frequent enforcement of parking regulations, and traffic control flaggers. This summer the Cove will have additional park rangers to ensure access
to Quarry Rock is better managed for the safety of all visitors. Also provided will be increased litter control, more time-limited parking, and other initiatives. In March, a delegation from Deep Cove presented a survey of nearly 400 residents, providing input on traffic management issues. To ensure this conversation continues in a useful way, we look forward to working with the people and the businesses in Deep Cove through a grassroots Deep Cove Sustainability group that is forming. Starting this May in Vancouver, tour bus parking spaces have been eliminated from Granville Island and buses will have to pay access fees to drive onto the island. As our challenges are not dissimilar, it may be that Deep Cove and other North Shore sites adopt similar approaches. At an upcoming regular District Council meeting on April 16, one of the agenda items includes parking and traffic management at both Deep Cove and Lynn Canyon Park. Residents are welcome to attend or join our live-stream accessible through our District website, dnv.org. ■
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■ Art • Culture • Heritage • Theatre
DEEP COVE CULTURAL CENTRE 4360 Gallant Ave. 604-929-9456.
DEEP COVE HERITAGE SOCIETY Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday through Sunday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Mondays. 604-929-5744
deepcoveheritage.com • Annual theatre night fundraiser – a performance of the muchloved English comedy, Shirley Valentine, rounds out an evening that will include a silent auction, sweet treats and plenty of mingling. It is a chance to catch up with old friends and meet new ones. Join the fun on Wednesday, May 9, at 7 p.m. in the Deep Cove Cultural Centre. Tickets are $25 each, seating is limited, call 604-929-5744 to make your reservation. • The heritage office has books including its own histories of the area: Echoes Across the Inlet covers history of the Seymour area up to around 1950; Echoes Across Seymour is from the 1950s forward. Please note, these can be purchased by cash
or cheque only. • The online photo archives have grown from more than 600 photos to more than 1,400! To view the photos go to deepcoveheritage.com and follow the link to the archives.
SEYMOUR ART GALLERY Gallery and gift shop, featuring original arts and crafts made by local artists, is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Mondays and statutory holidays. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com • Of Things I Can’t Unthink – Ceramic sculptor Susannah Montague’s highly symbolic and eerily beautiful sculptures at once draw you in, and repel you. In each of Montague’s surreal porcelain sculptures, there is narrative to be discovered. Using a combination of hand building, press molds, and slip casting to build her sculptures, she also references traditions from ceramic fine-craft and art history. In her most recent body of work, Montague uses symbols such as fading flowers, bubbles, skulls, and
DEEP COVE STAGE SOCIETY community theatre since 1974
insects to represent death and the transient nature of life. These symbols, interspersed with casts of toys including dolls, helicopters, and bunnies, take on a slightly sinister feeling in their modern compositions. Montague’s exhibition examines the cycles in our lives and asks us to revel in the beauty of the absurd. Exhibition runs until April 14. • Start with Art – Join the Seymour Art Gallery for its 14th annual Start with Art exhibition. This truly unique show focuses on encouraging young people to appreciate, collect, and curate their own art collection – with a special price list just for kids ages 16 and younger. Exhibiting artists also offer advice for budding artists and frequently spark the idea in kids that one day their work could be shown in a gallery, too. Artists this year include Kristian Adam, Crissy Arseneau, Amelia Butcher, Shima Itabashi, Sandeep Johal, Anne Love, Ron Love, Megan Majewski, Liane McLaren, Meghan Parker, Tessa Reed, Robin Reid, Sarah Ronald, Bronwyn Schuster, M. A. Tateishi, and Kate Whitehead.
April 6 -21, 2018 Wednesday to Saturday at 8pm Matinee on April 15 at 2pm
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Directed by Jacqollyne Keath
DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE 4630 Gallant Ave, North Vancouver tickets @ deepcovestage.com or call: 604.929.3200
Produced with permission from Samuel French Ltd.
Exhibition runs April 21 to June 2. Meet the Start with Art artists and enjoy button-making and face painting at a special reception, Sunday, April 22, 2-4 p.m.
DEEP COVE SHAW THEATRE The two resident theatre groups are: Deep Cove Stage Society 604-929-3200, deepcovestage.com First Impressions Theatre 604-929-9456, firstimpressionstheatre.com • Blithe Spirit – a comedy by Noel Coward, directed by Jacqollyne Keath for Deep Cove Stage. A timeless comedy exploring love and marriage. Charles Condomine’s dinner party turns into mayhem when a seance led by Madame Arcati provokes the ghost of Elvira, his late first wife, and only Charles can hear her. Will Charles ever be free of Elvira? Or will his new wife, Ruth, also join her in haunting him too? It’s Madame Arcati to the rescue again! Starring Dayna Schindell, Mary Stockwell, Andrew Lissett, Douglas Perri, Kathleen Kelly-Driscoll, Jacqollyne Keath and Ruby Hobbs. Order tickets online at
Ruby Hobbs, Andrew Lissett and Mary Stockwell star in the comedy Blithe Spirit, staged until April 21 at Deep Cove Shaw Theatre. PHOTO KEVIN HILL
deepcovestage.com or call 604-929-3200. • Shirley Valentine – a comedy centring on Shirley, a Liverpudlian housewife. Her kids have left home and she makes chips and egg for her husband while talking to the wall. Where has her life disappeared to? Out of the blue, her best friend offers her a trip to Greece for two weeks and she secretly packs her bags. She heads for the sun and starts to see the
world and herself very differently. Willy Russell’s heart-warming one-woman comedy play premiered in 1986 and took the world by storm. Now, on its 30th anniversary, Louise Porter (Always Patsy Cline, On a First Name Basis) stars in a Deep Cove premiere of this English national treasure. Directed by Ryan Crocker. Shirley Valentine will be staged May 10-26. Order tickets online from firstimpressionstheatre.com or call 604-929-9456. ■
■ Seniors Connection by SHELLEY HARRISON RAE Parkgate Seniors Centre Membership: $30 annual membership entitles you to discounts on all seniors programming, special events and lunches at Parkgate Community Centre. Membership fees go directly to seniors programming. To volunteer at the Seniors Centre call Alison Caldwell Johnson, volunteer coordinator, at 604-9836385 or email ajohnson@ myparkgate.com. Keep Well Tuesdays: Class 9:30-10:30 a.m. Coffee Social 10:30-11:15 a.m. Mild exercises, massage and blood pressure checks. Guest speaker on the last Tuesday of each month. Drop-in games: Only $3 with an active membership, includes coffee and baked goods. Play bridge, chess, cribbage, Mahjong or Scrabble. Social and free programs: Mondays, 10 a.m. sing-a-long; Tuesdays 1-3 p.m., craft circle; Fridays 1-3:30 p.m., movies with popcorn and tea/coffee. Fitness to live life better: Drop by the seniors centre or see the
Parkgate Peak newsletter (myparkgate.com) to find information on fitness programs for seniors, including cardiac rehab, badminton, pickleball, chair yoga, circuit training and more. Parkgate Pacers: Join your friends for an hour walk around the community with the occasional trip to other places of interest. Return to Parkgate for tea and coffee. Call Janet 604-9839976 for more information. Must purchase an annual Seniors’ Membership for $30. Meet in the Parkgate plaza Monday and Thursday at 9:30 a.m. iPad Club: Runs twice monthly on the second and fourth Thursday, April 12 to June 28, 10 a.m. to noon. This program is for those who have completed iPad Level 1 or with instructor approval. $42 members/$54 nonmembers. Barcode: #396452. Room C04 Get To Know Your iPad Level 2: Runs Tuesdays May 1 to June 5, 10 a.m. to noon. $72 members/$84 non-members Barcode: #39645. Room C04 Parkgate Community Kitchen Lunch:
Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. From $6. Pay at Parkgate front desk. Fabulous First Friday: A fun-filled social with live music featuring the Fabulous First Friday Band playing easy listening tunes ranging from the Eagles to the Beatles. Coffee/tea and snack included. No host bar. Friday, April 6, 7-9:30 p.m. Members $7, nonmembers $9. My Parkgate Break: A respite program for those caring for someone with early to moderate dementia. Priority is given to east of Seymour residents. Tuesday and Thursday (half-day) programs with mild fitness, social and leisure activities. Program leaders and trained volunteers care for participants while the family caregiver has a few hours of respite time. Transportation, meals, and snacks are provided. Contact Renee Matthee: 604-983-6350 or rmatthee@ myparkgate.com.
Seymour Seniors Action Table: Meets the third Wednesday of each month at Parkgate. More info: call 604-985-3852 or email lions_view@telus.net. ■
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From soaring to new heights in sports to anatomy lessons, here’s what students in the Seymour area have been up to lately. Compiled by Maria Spitale-Leisk
RAINBOW BRIGHT Chloe Talman, Nicole Milton, Parker Gilson, Reese Findler and Arlo Pritchard, members of Seycove’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance Club, are hoping to add a rainbow crosswalk near the school’s cafeteria, as a visible show of support for queer and transgender students. Members of the club will be asking for feedback on the rainbow crosswalk from Seycove parents and students next month. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
FIND YOUR FIT
SEYHAWKS MAKE HISTORY
WorkBC Find Your Fit tour presenter Jacek Podsiadly poses with a model in the interactive Health Zone at Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School on March 6. Students had the chance to visit 16 career activity stations where they took part in hands-on, career-related activities such as creating digital graphics, completing an electrical circuit and taking someone’s blood pressure. The students also learned what career fields need professionals now and in the future.
The Seycove Seyhawks basketball team scored some historic hardware this year, becoming the first senior boys’ team in the program’s history to win a provincial championship medal. The Seyhawks grabbed bronze at the AA level, beating Westsyde Secondary from Kamloops 69-64 in a tough consolation final March 10 at Langley Events Centre. The Seyhawks celebrate their win in the Howe Sound AA championship tournament.
PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN
CABIN FEVER
Instructor Anastasia Barabanova works with budding artist Bella Fox at Maplewood House on March 26. Bella was taking part in a North Vancouver Community Arts Council spring break camp, which gave students a rare opportunity to spend time inside the historic Blue Cabin at Maplewood Farm. Afterwards, the young artists went next door to Maplewood House and painted their impression of the Blue Cabin on canvas. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
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Chatter in the Cove From a new organic eatery opening in the Maplewood area to a Seycove Wild West themed auction for charity, here is what’s been happening lately in the Seymour area. Send your Chatter submissions to mspitale-leisk@nsnews.com. COMPILED BY MARIA SPITALE-LEISK
PARKGATE PIANO TEACHER ALSO INDIE ARTIST
FLOWER POT
Painter Frieda Ashworth’s floral landscape paintings and master potter Liz de Beer’s latest work will be on display in a show, Earth’s Gifts of Shape and Colour, at Ron Andrews Community Recreation Centre until April 8. PHOTO KEVIN HILL
BLUHOUSE OPENS EATERY IN MAPLEWOOD
Laura Smith will be tickling the ivories as the new piano instructor at Parkgate Community Centre, where she will be teaching beginner and intermediate lessons. Smith says she loves encouraging students to find their own musical inspiration and she will be creating custom lesson plans for each student based on their interests and learning style. Laura Smith is more than a piano teacher. She’s also a working musician and talented singer/songwriter who has toured all over the world with her original indie pop/rock band Roccocode. There are plenty of spaces available for one-on-one lessons with Smith for budding piano players of all ages, from three years old on up to adults. Registration is available at econnect.northvanrec.com. PHOTO SUPPLIED NORTH VANCOUVER RECREATION AND CULTURE
Bluhouse Market and Cafe has officially branched out to the Maplewood area with its second location, featuring an expanded kitchen. Bluhouse Eatery co-owners Jennifer McCarthy and Jennifer Tassart (pictured with an Aloha crepe) say customers can expect the same vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free menu that they know from Deep Cove plus treats from Bon Ami Bakery, which previously occupied the space. The eatery’s specialties are crepes, smoothies, bowls, fresh-made juices, wraps, salads and homemade soups – all organic and made from scratch. There’s also a mini-market section inside offering organic superfoods, eco-friendly lunch containers and gifts as well as unique products from local businesses such as Amai Vegan Treats, HooRaw, Culture Craft Kombucha, Spread’em dips, Biota fermented foods, Le Meadows Pantry and Moja coffee. Bluhouse Eatery is open Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 101 -173 Forester St. bluhousecafe.com. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
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Ceramic artist Susannah Montague (pictured with Tallie Thompson) was the guest of honour at an opening reception March 10 for her exhibit, Of Things I Can’t Unthink, currently showing at the Seymour Art Gallery. A steady stream of friends, family and gallery-goers met with the Bowen Island-based artist at the event. Montague’s surreal porcelain pieces are created with a variety of techniques and use symbols to represent death and the transient nature of people’s lives. Her show will be on display until April 14 at the gallery. Also pictured is Seymour Art Gallery director and curator Vanessa Black. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
OF THINGS I CAN’T UNTHINK
SWINGING INTO SPRING AT NORTHLANDS
Northlands staff have been working hard through the rain and snow to prepare the golf course for the 2018 season. Improvements to the drainage system, reshaping and removal of select bunkers, plus the clearing out of brambles, bushes, stumps and hazard trees between holes is some of the work that’s been done during the shoulder season to improve play at Northlands. In an effort to make the game more accessible to the next generation of golfers, Northlands has expanded its Family Nights program to include all seven evenings of the week. Junior golfers 16 and under are free with a paying adult during non-peak hours. Wednesday women’s night clinics helmed by Sandy Sutton (ssgolf.ca) is heading into its third season at the course. A brand-new meetup group, Golf Fore Gals and Beyond (meetup.com/GFG-and-beyond/) has several events booked at Northlands through the summer for gals looking to get out and enjoy the game with other women. PHOTO PAUL MCGRATH
SEYCOVE SALOON
Red Boat Studio artist Karole Doucette tested one of her new creations, a Deep Cove dog bowl, with a furry friend visiting her home studio in the Cove during the annual North Shore Art Crawl March 10. PHOTO MARIA SPITALE-LEISK
All are welcome to join us every Sunday. 9am: Traditional 9am: BCP Service 10:30am: Contemporary Traditional BCP serviceService 10:30am: Healing Services on 1st Sunday Contemporary Service of each month at 9am & 10:30am Sunday Schools 9am & 10:30am April 8th, April 22nd: Joint 10am services Rector: The Rev. Dr. Ed Hird
Youth & Young Mark Hird Rector: TheAdult Rev.Pastor Dr. Ed Hird
Parents and staff members donned their best saloon attire when the Seycove family of schools hosted the 36th annual Seycove Auction, Dinner and Dance on Feb. 24. As part of the annual tradition, a theme is chosen each year and for 2018 organizers went with Wild West. The cowboys and cowgirls drank beer and ate a barbecue dinner made by Smoke and Bones BBQ. The approximately $40,000 raised from the gala will benefit four schools in the Deep Cove-Seymour area, Seycove Secondary along with Cove Cliff, Dorothy Lynas and Sherwood Park elementary schools. Pictured: Seycove auction and dance co-chairs Kim Tattrie and Tree Cleland. PHOTO LISA KING
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